Light & Wonder (LNW) Competitors $86.27 -3.53 (-3.93%) (As of 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LNW vs. ZS, BIDU, IOT, ZM, PTC, CHKP, PINS, MDB, DOCU, and SNAPShould you be buying Light & Wonder stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light & Wonder include Zscaler (ZS), Baidu (BIDU), Samsara (IOT), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), PTC (PTC), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Pinterest (PINS), MongoDB (MDB), DocuSign (DOCU), and Snap (SNAP). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Light & Wonder vs. Zscaler Baidu Samsara Zoom Video Communications PTC Check Point Software Technologies Pinterest MongoDB DocuSign Snap Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) and Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LNW or ZS? Light & Wonder has higher revenue and earnings than Zscaler. Zscaler is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Light & Wonder, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLight & Wonder$2.90B2.72$163M$3.2227.76Zscaler$2.30B12.79-$57.71M-$0.25-766.56 Do analysts recommend LNW or ZS? Light & Wonder presently has a consensus target price of $107.36, indicating a potential upside of 20.12%. Zscaler has a consensus target price of $224.84, indicating a potential upside of 17.33%. Given Light & Wonder's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Light & Wonder is more favorable than Zscaler.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Light & Wonder 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Zscaler 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Which has more volatility & risk, LNW or ZS? Light & Wonder has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zscaler has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer LNW or ZS? In the previous week, Zscaler had 3 more articles in the media than Light & Wonder. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Zscaler and 11 mentions for Light & Wonder. Light & Wonder's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Zscaler's score of 0.72 indicating that Light & Wonder is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Light & Wonder 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Zscaler 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LNW or ZS? 88.1% of Light & Wonder shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.5% of Zscaler shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Light & Wonder shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Zscaler shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNW or ZS? Zscaler received 488 more outperform votes than Light & Wonder when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.64% of users gave Zscaler an outperform vote while only 34.38% of users gave Light & Wonder an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLight & WonderOutperform Votes2234.38% Underperform Votes4265.63% ZscalerOutperform Votes51060.64% Underperform Votes33139.36% Is LNW or ZS more profitable? Light & Wonder has a net margin of 9.30% compared to Zscaler's net margin of -1.58%. Light & Wonder's return on equity of 49.91% beat Zscaler's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Light & Wonder9.30% 49.91% 7.27% Zscaler -1.58%-0.75%-0.20% SummaryLight & Wonder beats Zscaler on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LNW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLight & WonderComputer integrated systems design IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.89B$3.97B$8.54B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A1.85%2.74%4.06%P/E Ratio27.7616.8418.8717.51Price / Sales2.7239.3114.97134.92Price / Cash15.0822.2833.4537.95Price / Book10.5219.645.644.94Net Income$163M$30.17M$266.54M$225.30M7 Day Performance-4.07%-0.58%-1.19%-1.11%1 Month Performance-3.69%6.56%3.57%7.29%1 Year Performance5.15%13.08%14.08%23.06% Light & Wonder Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNWLight & Wonder4.2191 of 5 stars$86.27-3.9%$107.36+24.5%+7.1%$7.62B$3.16B26.796,500ZSZscaler4.294 of 5 stars$203.96+2.7%$224.84+10.2%-9.6%$31.30B$2.17B-808.927,348BIDUBaidu4.5889 of 5 stars$88.86-2.2%$113.75+28.0%-21.0%$31.16B$134.84B11.1239,800IOTSamsara2.8057 of 5 stars$46.53+1.0%$51.29+10.2%+37.7%$25.89B$1.18B-98.042,895Options VolumeZMZoom Video Communications4.0956 of 5 stars$83.84+0.1%$85.19+1.6%+18.2%$25.70B$4.53B27.937,420Analyst ForecastPTCPTC4.7289 of 5 stars$201.28+1.3%$205.67+2.2%+15.1%$24.18B$2.30B63.887,501Analyst ForecastCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.3194 of 5 stars$190.57+1.5%$197.74+3.8%+28.6%$20.96B$2.52B25.656,450Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPINSPinterest4.5362 of 5 stars$30.640.0%$41.46+35.3%-17.0%$20.71B$3.06B102.174,014MDBMongoDB4.5737 of 5 stars$268.05+0.3%$365.63+36.4%-36.9%$19.80B$1.92B-99.625,037Analyst ForecastDOCUDocuSign4.4688 of 5 stars$97.27+3.0%$92.45-5.0%+55.6%$19.65B$2.91B19.886,840Insider TradeSNAPSnap3.3639 of 5 stars$11.48+1.5%$37.10+223.1%-34.0%$19.25B$4.61B-19.505,289Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Zscaler Alternatives Baidu Alternatives Samsara Alternatives Zoom Video Communications Alternatives PTC Alternatives Check Point Software Technologies Alternatives Pinterest Alternatives MongoDB Alternatives DocuSign Alternatives Snap Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LNW) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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