Based on the aggregated intelligence of 165,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Melco Crown Entertainment (Nasdaq: MPEL), which owns and develops casinos in Macau, 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 (Incorporated)

Central, Hong Kong (2004)

Market Cap

$2.05 billion

Industry

Oil and gas drilling

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$1.7 billion

Management

Co-Chairman/CEO Yau Lung Ho (since 2006)

CFO Simon Dewhurst (since 2006)

Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years)

(6.6%)

Compound Annual Revenue Growth (Over Past 3 Years)

220.9%

Cash/Debt

$252.9 million / $1.8 billion

Competitors

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS)

MGM Resorts (NYSE: MGM)

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 97% of the 373 All-Star members who have rated Melco believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include powersatch and TSIF, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.

Two months ago, powersatch touched on several of Melco's positives: "Macau is the fastest-growing gaming market in the world. Insiders own 32% of shares, and earnings are expected to grow at a 52% clip for the next 5 years."

With all of its revenue coming straight out of Macau, our community continues to like Melco as the purest way to invest in the world's largest gambling center. While Las Vegas Sands now derives over 70% of its business from Macau, its higher debt ratios make it a seemingly riskier, not to mention less-potent, alternative. MGM, meanwhile, only has one casino in Macau, the MGM Grand Macau, so many Fools still consider the company a tough turnaround bet on Las Vegas.

CAPS All-Star TSIF elaborates on the Melco bull case:

While the market may be getting saturated in Macau, the GDP and expendable income in that region is showing solid growth compared to the rest of the world. It is also starting to attract more tourists. Quarterly revenue growth has been strong and while debt is high as you would expect from a gaming company with newer casinos, cash flow seems to cover it, and Melco has a P/B of an nearly unheard of sub 1. ... It's new City of Dreams is doing well and it's House of Dancing Water is set to open in Q3. The April report that Macau's gambling revenues jumped 70% in April have done little to support Melco Crown and other casinos during this market correction.

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