IGT vs. WMS, MGM, WYNN, CHDN, CZR, BYD, PENN, MCRI, LVS, and MTN
Should you be buying International Game Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Game Technology include Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), and Vail Resorts (MTN).
International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
International Game Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. International Game Technology pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 8.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Advanced Drainage Systems has a net margin of 17.74% compared to International Game Technology's net margin of 4.98%. Advanced Drainage Systems' return on equity of 46.93% beat International Game Technology's return on equity.
44.3% of International Game Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, International Game Technology had 3 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for International Game Technology and 12 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. Advanced Drainage Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat International Game Technology's score of 0.50 indicating that Advanced Drainage Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
International Game Technology has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Game Technology received 173 more outperform votes than Advanced Drainage Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.11% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote while only 53.27% of users gave Advanced Drainage Systems an outperform vote.
International Game Technology presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.84%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus target price of $181.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.83%. Given International Game Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Advanced Drainage Systems.
Advanced Drainage Systems has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Game Technology. International Game Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Drainage Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Advanced Drainage Systems beats International Game Technology on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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