Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL) in Focus: Stock Tumbles 5.6% – Tale of the Tape

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Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (MPEL) saw a big move last session, as the company’s shares fell by nearly 6% on the day. The move came on pretty good volume too with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This continues the recent downtrend for MPEL, as the stock is now down around 15.8% in the past one-month time frame.

This slump shouldn’t be too much of a surprise to investors, as the company has seen 3 negative revision in the past few weeks and its current year consensus has moved lower over the last 30 days. This suggests there may be more trouble down the road. So make sure to keep an eye on this stock going forward to see if this recent slump will continue, as the earnings picture definitely suggests that this might be the case.

MPEL currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) while its Earnings ESP is negative.

Some better-ranked stocks in the Services sector include Rollins Inc. (ROL), Zynga, Inc. (ZNGA) and Rollins Inc. (ROL). All these stocks holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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