Churchill Downs (CHDN) Competitors

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHDN or LVS?

Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHDN or LVS a better dividend stock?

Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Churchill Downs pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Las Vegas Sands pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Churchill Downs has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer CHDN or LVS?

In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 1 more articles in the media than Churchill Downs. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 10 mentions for Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.24 indicating that Churchill Downs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Churchill Downs	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHDN or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands received 836 more outperform votes than Churchill Downs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.56% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 67.01% of users gave Churchill Downs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Churchill Downs	Outperform Votes 455 67.01%	Underperform Votes 224 32.99%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1291 71.56%	Underperform Votes 513 28.44%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHDN or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Churchill Downs. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Churchill Downs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Churchill Downs	$2.46B	3.76	$417.30M	$5.49	22.95
Las Vegas Sands	$10.37B	3.11	$1.22B	$2.02	22.01

Do analysts rate CHDN or LVS?

Churchill Downs presently has a consensus price target of $160.88, suggesting a potential upside of 27.68%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $59.92, suggesting a potential upside of 34.78%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Churchill Downs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Churchill Downs	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CHDN or LVS?

82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CHDN or LVS more profitable?

Churchill Downs has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 13.29%. Churchill Downs' return on equity of 45.48% beat Las Vegas Sands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Churchill Downs	15.45%	45.48%	6.17%
Las Vegas Sands	13.29%	44.26%	8.11%

Summary

Churchill Downs beats Las Vegas Sands on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.