Morgan Stanley analyst Stephen Grambling raised the firm’s price target on MGM Resorts (MGM) to $38 from $37 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares after Boyd (BYD) entered a definitive agreement to sell its 5% stake in FanDuel for $1.75B gross of taxes. The firm believes the “mark” on the FanDuel assets will provide a temporary boost for U.S. gaming assets as the market may anticipate further transactions and/or ascribe similar multiples to peer assets, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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