Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment (Nasdaq: MPEL) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Melco's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Melco facts

Headquarters (founded) Central Hong Kong (2004)
Market Cap $6.2 billion
Industry Casinos and gaming
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $4.1 billion
Management Co-Chairman/CEO Yau Lung Ho
CFO Geoffrey Stuart Davis
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) 0.7%
Cash/Debt $1.5 billion / $2.3 billion
Competitors Las Vegas Sands
MGM Resorts
Wynn Resorts

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 1,358 members who have rated Melco believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.  

Earlier this week, one of those bulls, All-Star starz188, tapped Melco as a timely bargain opportunity:

This current dip has me excited. ... YES, there are some concerns around Chinese gov't restricting [spending], visits, even length of stay to Macau. YES, revenue growth is slowing a bit in recent quarters.

But it's only slowly. It's not stalling. It's not reversing. Chinese, like many Asian cultures, really like to gamble. [Melco] is *the* major local player in the space, and benefits from having those local government inroads. They have a couple of really remarkable properties in Macau. The Cotai strip is the hot place to be gambling in the world. ...

[Melco shares] recently flirted with the $16 range, and so far I see no reason why [long term] it won't grow right on past that.

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