Light & Wonder (LNW) Competitors $101.83 -3.06 (-2.92%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$101.82 0.00 (0.00%) As of 02/21/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends LNW vs. BIDU, EA, IOT, ZS, PINS, ZM, GDDY, SRAD, CHKP, and MDBShould you be buying Light & Wonder stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Light & Wonder include Baidu (BIDU), Electronic Arts (EA), Samsara (IOT), Zscaler (ZS), Pinterest (PINS), Zoom Video Communications (ZM), GoDaddy (GDDY), Sportradar Group (SRAD), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), and MongoDB (MDB). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Light & Wonder vs. Baidu Electronic Arts Samsara Zscaler Pinterest Zoom Video Communications GoDaddy Sportradar Group Check Point Software Technologies MongoDB Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) 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, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk. Do analysts prefer LNW or BIDU? Light & Wonder presently has a consensus price target of $109.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.29%. Baidu has a consensus price target of $111.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.00%. Given Baidu's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Baidu 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) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Baidu 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.37 Is LNW or BIDU more profitable? Baidu has a net margin of 17.90% compared to Light & Wonder's net margin of 9.30%. Light & Wonder's return on equity of 49.91% beat Baidu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Light & Wonder9.30% 49.91% 7.27% Baidu 17.90%8.67%5.51% Which has more volatility & risk, LNW or BIDU? Light & Wonder has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, LNW or BIDU? Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than Light & Wonder. Baidu 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$2.90B3.10$163M$3.2231.62Baidu$133.13B0.24$2.86B$9.179.94 Does the media prefer LNW or BIDU? In the previous week, Baidu had 43 more articles in the media than Light & Wonder. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for Baidu and 24 mentions for Light & Wonder. Light & Wonder's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Baidu's score of 0.37 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Baidu 17 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LNW or BIDU? Baidu received 1594 more outperform votes than Light & Wonder when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.64% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 38.57% of users gave Light & Wonder an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLight & WonderOutperform Votes2738.57% Underperform Votes4361.43% BaiduOutperform Votes162175.64% Underperform Votes52224.36% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LNW or BIDU? 88.1% of Light & Wonder shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Light & Wonder shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are held by 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. SummaryLight & Wonder beats Baidu on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Light & Wonder News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LNW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$8.99B$3.88B$8.38B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A2.14%2.78%3.85%P/E Ratio31.6268.7314.7518.81Price / Sales3.1025.936.9876.64Price / Cash17.4535.9331.2237.47Price / Book11.985.565.254.64Net Income$163M$38.20M$259.02M$245.69M7 Day Performance4.96%-7.46%-2.94%-2.63%1 Month Performance11.66%-10.16%-0.73%-2.37%1 Year Performance15.49%2.39%7.16%13.65% Light & Wonder Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LNWLight & Wonder3.0653 of 5 stars$101.83-2.9%$109.25+7.3%+15.5%$8.99B$2.90B31.626,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageBIDUBaidu4.7728 of 5 stars$97.48+0.9%$112.08+15.0%-15.0%$34.18B$18.96B11.9339,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEAElectronic Arts4.7031 of 5 stars$129.40-0.3%$155.24+20.0%-7.3%$33.72B$7.56B32.9313,700Analyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionIOTSamsara2.3697 of 5 stars$58.98+4.6%$51.67-12.4%+67.1%$33.10B$1.18B-125.482,895ZSZscaler4.1015 of 5 stars$212.70-1.0%$225.63+6.1%-7.2%$32.64B$2.17B-850.807,348Analyst ForecastPositive NewsPINSPinterest4.5529 of 5 stars$38.96-0.3%$43.86+12.6%+6.3%$26.33B$3.65B14.484,014Positive NewsZMZoom Video Communications3.8003 of 5 stars$85.10-0.1%$89.10+4.7%+34.5%$26.08B$4.53B28.377,420Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGDDYGoDaddy4.8062 of 5 stars$182.58-14.1%$213.20+16.8%+58.5%$25.63B$4.25B14.116,159Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeSRADSportradar Group1.584 of 5 stars$22.22+0.2%$17.25-22.4%+121.5%$24.70B$1.05B111.114,552Analyst ForecastCHKPCheck Point Software Technologies4.1443 of 5 stars$222.09+0.4%$215.59-2.9%+40.0%$24.43B$2.57B29.736,450Positive NewsMDBMongoDB4.4245 of 5 stars$289.63-1.1%$361.00+24.6%-36.1%$21.57B$1.68B-105.705,037Insider TradeOptions Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Baidu Alternatives Electronic Arts Alternatives Samsara Alternatives Zscaler Alternatives Pinterest Alternatives Zoom Video Communications Alternatives GoDaddy Alternatives Sportradar Group Alternatives Check Point Software Technologies Alternatives MongoDB 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon “obliterates” Bill Gates?All 10 of the world's biggest money managers follow my work, and the Pentagon, the FBI and Harvard professors ...Altimetry | SponsoredNVDA Crash UpdateAn overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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