** Casino operator PENN Entertainment's PENN.O shares rise
5.35% to $21 in premarket trade
** J.P. Morgan raises stock rating to "overweight" from
"neutral"
** "We see a favorable risk-reward for PENN, with its
regional land-based-casino stabilizing, and $850 mln investments
in retail growth projects expected to yield significant returns
beginning in 2H25 and beyond" - J.P. Morgan
** Brokerage also raises PT to $27 from $19, a 35% upside to
stock's last close
** Ten of 21 brokerages rate the stock "buy" and 11 "hold";
their median PT is $22 - LSEG data
** As of last close, stock down 23% YTD
(Reporting by Anshuman Tripathy)
((Anshuman.Tripathy@thomsonreuters.com))