Light & Wonder (LNW) Competitors

Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) and Open Text (NASDAQ:OTEX) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to LNW or OTEX?

In the previous week, Light & Wonder had 24 more articles in the media than Open Text. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Light & Wonder and 7 mentions for Open Text. Open Text's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Light & Wonder's score of 0.39 indicating that Open Text is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Light & Wonder	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Open Text	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, LNW or OTEX?

Open Text has higher revenue and earnings than Light & Wonder. Open Text is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Light & Wonder, 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
Light & Wonder	$2.90B	2.84	$163M	$3.22	28.96
Open Text	$5.77B	1.33	$465.09M	$1.73	16.66

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNW or OTEX?

88.1% of Light & Wonder shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Open Text shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Light & Wonder shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Open Text shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LNW or OTEX more profitable?

Light & Wonder has a net margin of 9.30% compared to Open Text's net margin of 8.35%. Light & Wonder's return on equity of 49.91% beat Open Text's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Light & Wonder	9.30%	49.91%	7.27%
Open Text	8.35%	24.34%	6.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, LNW or OTEX?

Light & Wonder has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Open Text has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend LNW or OTEX?

Light & Wonder presently has a consensus target price of $107.36, suggesting a potential upside of 15.15%. Open Text has a consensus target price of $35.90, suggesting a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Open Text's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Open Text is more favorable than Light & Wonder.

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)	2.69
Open Text	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNW or OTEX?

Open Text received 551 more outperform votes than Light & Wonder when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Open Text an outperform vote while only 34.38% of users gave Light & Wonder an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Light & Wonder	Outperform Votes 22 34.38%	Underperform Votes 42 65.63%
Open Text	Outperform Votes 573 66.63%	Underperform Votes 287 33.37%

Summary

Light & Wonder beats Open Text on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.