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Penn National Resumes Operations at 30 Properties, Stock Up

Zacks Equity Research
·2-min read

With the latest property reopenings at Ohio and Pennsylvania, Penn National Gaming, Inc. PENN has resumed operations at 30 (out of 41) gaming and racing properties. Markedly, this represents more than 70% of the company’s regional gaming portfolio in 13 states (out of 19 operational states in total). Following the announcement, shares of the company increased 1.3% during trading hours on Jun 19.

Upon resuming businesses, the company has implemented a multi-layered set of protocols and procedures designed in compliance with state regulators and health officials to mitigate the spread of coronavirus. Also, the properties were reopened on approval basis only.

President and CEO of Penn National, Jay Snowden stated, “We are continuing to work closely with our regulators and state and local leaders to prepare for the eventual reopening of all of our remaining properties.”

So far this year, shares of Penn National have risen 25.8% against the industry’s 25.6% decline.

 

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Reopening of Resort to Drive Top Line 

Following closure of properties in mid-March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Penn National looks to recover its business with improved traffic and more resort re-openings. To support the re-openings, the company is following regulatory guidelines to ensure safety and well-being of its guests and employees. It also ensures limited capacity seating across the casino floor.

Notably, management intends to ramp up business operations with more resort re-openings in times ahead. Reopening of its properties can drive the top line in the coming quarters.

Penn National — which shares space with Caesars Entertainment Corporation CZR, MGM Resorts International MGM and Red Rock Resorts, Inc. RRR in the Zacks Gaming industry — has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.

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