CHDN vs. LVS, MGM, WMS, WYNN, CZR, BYD, PENN, IGT, MCRI, and LYV
Should you be buying Churchill Downs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Churchill Downs include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), PENN Entertainment (PENN), International Game Technology (IGT), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and Live Nation Entertainment (LYV).
Churchill Downs vs.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Churchill Downs has a net margin of 15.61% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 12.80%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 45.82% beat Churchill Downs' return on equity.
Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Churchill Downs pays out 7.0% 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.
Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Las Vegas Sands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $59.58, indicating a potential upside of 35.40%. Churchill Downs has a consensus price target of $159.38, indicating a potential upside of 36.31%. Given Churchill Downs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Churchill Downs is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands and Las Vegas Sands both had 22 articles in the media. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Churchill Downs' score of 0.20 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Las Vegas Sands received 838 more outperform votes than Churchill Downs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.62% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 67.20% of users gave Churchill Downs an outperform vote.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands beats Churchill Downs on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CHDN) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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