Boyd Gaming is trading $72.95, +4.15%, with Morgan Stanley’s upgrade a plausible company-specific catalyst for the pre-market gain.

  • On October 19, Morgan Stanley upgraded Boyd Gaming to Overweight from Equalweight and lowered its price target to $83 from $89, citing valuation and stable growth prospects; the report does not explicitly link the upgrade to the gain.
  • Third-quarter results are scheduled for October 22; no pre-market volume information was available.