Ameristar Casinos Inc 

ASCA:NASDAQ

LastChange / % ChangeDividend YieldVolumeAvg Volume (10 day)
26.23 -0.02   -0.08%1.90%427,684681.0K

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Latest News Headlines for Ameristar Casinos Inc

Highest Earnings Yield in the Casinos & Gaming Industry Detected for Ameristar Casinos (ASCA, DDE, GPIC)
2 days 11 hours 36 minutes ago - Financial News Network Online - News Corner
Below are the three companies in the Casinos & Gaming industry with the highest earnings yields. Earnings yield is useful to compare the relative benefit of owning a stock vs. owning other yield assets such as bonds. If the earnings yield is higher, stocks may be considered undervalued.Ameristar Casinos (NASDAQ:ASCA) is highest with an earnings yield of 9.2%. Ameristar Casinos, Inc. is a multi-jurisdictional gaming company that owns and operates casinos and related hotel, food and beverage, entertainment, and other facilities. The Company's properties are located in Nevada, Mississippi, and Iowa. Ameristar Casinos (NASDAQ:ASCA) has potential upside of 1.9% based on a current price of $26.29 and analysts' consensus price target of $26.78. Ameristar Casinos shares should encounter resistance at the 50-day moving average (MA) of $26.43 and support at its 200-day MA of $20.69.
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. Announces Increase of Consent Fee, Extension of Expiration Time and Other Amendments to Consent Solicitation Relating to 7.50% Senior Notes Due 2021
3 days 13 hours 36 minutes ago - Marketwire
Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCA) ("Ameristar") announced today that, pursuant to a supplement dated March 25, 2013 (the "Supplement") to the Consent Solicitation Statement dated March 18, 2012 (the "Consent Solicitation Statement"), at the request and expense of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. ("Pinnacle"), it has amended the terms of its previously announced consent solicitation (the "Consent Solicitation") seeking consents from holders of the $1,040,000,000 outstanding principal amount of its 7.50% Senior Notes due 2021 (the "Notes") for waivers (the "Proposed Waivers") of and amendments (the "Proposed Amendments") to certain provisions of the indenture governing the Notes (the "Indenture"). Ameristar commenced the Consent Solicitation at the request and expense of Pinnacle in connection with the previously announced proposed merger between Ameristar and Pinnacle (the "Merger").
Trading Lower on Heavy Volume are Shares of Ameristar Casinos on 3.4x Above-Average Volume (ASCA)
6 days 8 hours 42 minutes ago - Financial News Network Online - Unusual Volume
The price of Ameristar Casinos shares has slipped to $26.17 (a 0.0% change) on heavy trading volume. Approximately 1.2 million shares have changed hands today vs. average 30-day volume of 362,000 shares. Spikes in volume can validate a breakout or signify a potential turning point.
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Latest Annual and Quarterly SEC Filings

10-K
February 28, 2013
This report contains detailed information about the company's business finances and management.
10-Q
November 8, 2012
Quarterly reports contain financial statement, a discussion from management and a list of company events (stock splits, acquisitions, etc.)
 
 
 
Company Background
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.(Ameristar) is a developer, owner and operator of casino entertainment facilities. It has eight properties in seven markets. Its portfolio of casinos consists of: Ameristar Casino Resort Spa St. Charles (serving the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area); Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City (serving the Kansas City metropolitan area); Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs (serving Omaha, Nebraska and southwestern Iowa); Ameristar Casino Resort Spa Black Hawk (serving the Denver metropolitan area); Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg (serving Jackson, Mississippi and Monroe, Louisiana); Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago (serving the Chicagoland area); and Cactus Petes Resort Casino and The Horseshu Hotel and Casino in Jackpot, Nevada (serving Idaho and the Pacific Northwest). In January 2012, it purchased a 40-acre site in Springfield, Massachusetts. In July 2012, it purchased the entire equity interests of Creative Casinos of Louisiana, L.L.C.

Bid/Size
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Ask/Size
-- / --
Price Open
26.28
Previous Close
26.25
Day High
26.33
Day Low
26.19
52wk High/Date
27.18 / 1/17/2013
52wk Low/Date
15.04 / 8/1/2012
% off 52wk High
-3.50%
% off 52wk Low
74.40%
Beta (5 Yr)
1.4
Market Capitalization
864.5M
Shares Outstanding
33.0M
Volatility Avg
34.22
EPS(TTM)
2.24
P/E Ratio
11.7x
Dividend Announcement
2/7/2013
Dividend Yield
1.90%
Ex-Date
2/26/2013
Date of Record
2/28/2013
Payable
0.125 - QRTR
Payable Date
3/15/2013
Last Trade as of 3/28/2013 4:00 PM ET
 
 
 

ASCA Ameristar Casinos Inc vs. Peers

Peers 
ASCA
Ameristar Casinos Inc
0.04%
Isle of Capri Casinos
13.04%
Penn National Gaming, Inc
10.08%
MGM Resorts International
11.34%
Boyd Gaming Corporation
30.42%
ASCA
Ameristar Casinos Inc
1.91%
Isle of Capri Casinos
--
Penn National Gaming, Inc
--
MGM Resorts International
--
Boyd Gaming Corporation
--
ASCA
Ameristar Casinos Inc
-0.08%
Isle of Capri Casinos
-0.63%
Penn National Gaming, Inc
0.68%
MGM Resorts International
1.47%
Boyd Gaming Corporation
-4.50%
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