consolidation rumors<\/a> and Boyd itself has grown through acquisitions, but the operator emphasizes discipline in its approach to deal-making.<\/p>\n\u201cWe tend to be very, very disciplined. And if there’s something interesting in the future, we could take a look at it,\u201d said CEO Keith Smith in a response to an analyst question on the firm\u2019s earnings conference call. \u201cBut we’re not going out of our way to kind of to do anything, but we have grown. It is our history to grow through acquisitions, but we will be — continue to be very disciplined.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nWith its flourishing iGaming business and recent launch of that offering in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, it\u2019s possible Boyd considers acquisitions on that front over buying more land-based casinos, but that\u2019s speculation for the time being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Shares of Boyd Gaming (NYSE: BYD) slipped Friday following a tepid second-quarter earnings report that saw the regional casino operator misses consensus estimates calling for earnings per share of 7 cents. However, sell-side analysts remain bullish on the Orleans operator. There were some bright spots in Boyd\u2019s June quarter report. Owing to tough comparables, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":259845,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,81886],"tags":[81897,81903,23],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Boyd Gaming Q2 Earnings Don't Impress, Analysts Remain Bullish<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n