Boyd Gaming (BYD) has kicked off an exclusive affiliation with Sonesta International Hotels that puts 19 Boyd casino resorts, 9,700 hotel rooms and extensive meeting space onto Sonesta’s distribution platform.
The Sonesta affiliation lands as Boyd Gaming shares trade at US$78.29, with a 1 month share price return of 13.58% after a weaker 90 day stretch where the share price declined 5.65%, and a mixed picture of a 1 year total shareholder return decline of 2.82% alongside a 3 year total shareholder return gain of 37.86%. This suggests that longer term holders have still seen meaningful value creation.
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Bulls see the Sonesta deal and Boyd Gaming’s travel reach as underappreciated. Bears point to the weaker recent returns. Which story does the current valuation actually support next?
Most Popular Narrative: 11% Undervalued
Analysts on Simply Wall St estimate a fair value of $87.44 for Boyd Gaming versus the latest close at $78.29. This frames the Sonesta deal and ongoing capex as part of a wider earnings story captured in the analyst consensus Narrative on Simply Wall St, using a 10.28% discount rate and detailed revenue and profit forecasts.
The multi year capex program, including the late 2027 opening of the US$750 million Norfolk resort and the completion of projects such as the Suncoast modernization and property refreshes, is aimed at cash on cash returns of roughly 15% to 20%. This can influence long term revenue growth and net margins.
See why 8 investors see Boyd Gaming as 10% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of $87.44 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, a prolonged drag from softer destination demand in Las Vegas and longer than expected construction disruption at properties like Suncoast and The Orleans could quickly challenge that narrative that the shares are 11% undervalued.
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