880,593 Shares in Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) Acquired by Raymond James Financial Inc.

Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 880,593 shares of the casino operator's stock, valued at approximately $75,872,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.80% of Wynn Resorts as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of WYNN. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Wynn Resorts by 70.7% during the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 3,971,846 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $380,821,000 after purchasing an additional 1,644,965 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Wynn Resorts by 1.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,406,260 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $229,945,000 after purchasing an additional 34,907 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Wynn Resorts by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 952,442 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $82,062,000 after purchasing an additional 5,032 shares in the last quarter. Regal Partners Ltd increased its position in shares of Wynn Resorts by 24.0% during the third quarter. Regal Partners Ltd now owns 898,705 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $86,168,000 after purchasing an additional 174,005 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holocene Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Wynn Resorts by 27,868.5% during the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 757,946 shares of the casino operator's stock worth $72,672,000 after purchasing an additional 755,236 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.64% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on WYNN shares. StockNews.com downgraded Wynn Resorts from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Macquarie reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of Wynn Resorts in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Wynn Resorts from $105.00 to $103.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Wynn Resorts from $115.00 to $116.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their price objective on shares of Wynn Resorts from $118.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $119.58.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Philip G. Satre acquired 22,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $92.18 per share, for a total transaction of $2,046,396.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 34,195 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,152,095.10. The trade was a 185.08 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.

Wynn Resorts Stock Performance

NASDAQ:WYNN opened at $88.72 on Monday. Wynn Resorts, Limited has a one year low of $71.63 and a one year high of $110.38. The firm has a market cap of $9.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.07, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.77. The firm's fifty day moving average is $85.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $88.39.

Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The casino operator reported $2.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $1.15. Wynn Resorts had a net margin of 7.03% and a negative return on equity of 71.17%. The company had revenue of $1.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.78 billion. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Wynn Resorts, Limited will post 5.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wynn Resorts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 24th were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 24th. Wynn Resorts's payout ratio is 23.75%.

Wynn Resorts Company Profile

Wynn Resorts, Limited designs, develops, and operates integrated resorts. The company operates through four segments: Wynn Palace, Wynn Macau, Las Vegas Operations, and Encore Boston Harbor. The Wynn Palace segment operates private gaming salons and sky casinos; a luxury hotel tower with suites, and villas, including a health club, spa, salon, and pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and performance lake and floral art displays.

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