Churchill Downs (CHDN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LVS or CHDN?

In the previous week, Churchill Downs had 3 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Churchill Downs and 15 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Churchill Downs' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.76 indicating that Churchill Downs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Las Vegas Sands	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Churchill Downs	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LVS or CHDN?

Las Vegas Sands received 838 more outperform votes than Churchill Downs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.58% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 67.01% of users gave Churchill Downs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1297 71.58%	Underperform Votes 515 28.42%
Churchill Downs	Outperform Votes 459 67.01%	Underperform Votes 226 32.99%

Is LVS or CHDN a better dividend stock?

Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. 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 increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Is LVS or CHDN more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%
Churchill Downs	15.61%	43.67%	6.15%

Do analysts prefer LVS or CHDN?

Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus target price of $59.42, indicating a potential upside of 47.77%. Churchill Downs has a consensus target price of $159.38, indicating a potential upside of 41.00%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Churchill Downs.

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LVS or CHDN?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, LVS or CHDN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	2.55	$1.45B	$1.97	20.41
Churchill Downs	$2.73B	3.04	$417.30M	$5.68	19.90

Which has more risk and volatility, LVS or CHDN?

Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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