<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. grew its position in shares of  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:CZR - Free Report) by 14.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 214,889 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 27,596 shares during the period. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. owned approximately 0.10% of Caesars Entertainment worth $6,101,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.</p><ul><li>MGM vs. Las Vegas Sands: Which Casino Stock Is the Better Bet?</li></ul><p>A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vontobel Holding Ltd. grew its stake in shares of  Caesars Entertainment by 2.3% in the second quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 15,795 shares of the company's stock valued at $448,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares in the last quarter.  UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in  Caesars Entertainment by 52.0% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,049 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the period.  Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of  Caesars Entertainment by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,652 shares of the company's stock worth $728,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares in the last quarter.  Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of  Caesars Entertainment by 35.8% during the 1st quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 1,809 shares of the company's stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 477 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, MassMutual Private Wealth &amp; Trust FSB increased its holdings in shares of  Caesars Entertainment by 69.7% during the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth &amp; Trust FSB now owns 1,164 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own  91.79% of the company's stock. </p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Caesars Entertainment</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Caesars Entertainment Trading Down 3.9%</h2><p>CZR opened at $19.16 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $3.91 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.66 and a beta of 2.32. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.23. The company's 50 day moving average is $24.07 and its 200-day moving average is $26.46. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. has a 1-year low of $18.25 and a 1-year high of $41.76. </p><ul><li>Wynn Resorts: 6 Reasons to Ante Up for the Stock </li></ul><p>Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported ($0.27) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.11) by ($0.16). Caesars Entertainment had a negative net margin of 2.12% and a negative return on equity of 5.76%. The company had revenue of $2.87 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.88 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.04) EPS. Caesars Entertainment's revenue for the quarter was down .2% on a year-over-year basis.  Equities research analysts predict that  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. will post -0.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>A number of research firms have commented on CZR. Macquarie lowered their price objective on Caesars Entertainment from $40.00 to $33.00 and set an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. Cfra  restated a &#34;hold&#34; rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Caesars Entertainment in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of Caesars Entertainment from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a &#34;neutral&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on shares of Caesars Entertainment from $32.00 to $31.00 and set an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Citigroup  restated a &#34;market outperform&#34; rating on shares of Caesars Entertainment in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. One equities research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have issued  a Buy rating, five have issued  a Hold rating and one  has issued  a Sell rating to the company's stock. 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<p>Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. increased its stake in Caesars Entertainment, Inc. by 14.7% in Q2, acquiring an additional 27,596 shares, bringing its total to 214,889 shares valued at $6.1 million. Other institutional investors also adjusted their holdings. Caesars reported a quarterly EPS of -$0.27, missing estimates, with revenue of $2.87 billion, down 0.2% year-over-year. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with an average price target of $37.82 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."</p>

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. Purchases 27,596 Shares of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. $CZR