Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LVS or WYNN?

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Wynn Resorts. Wynn Resorts 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	2.85	$1.45B	$1.97	22.83
Wynn Resorts	$7.13B	1.40	$501.08M	$4.21	22.20

Is LVS or WYNN more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Wynn Resorts' net margin of 7.03%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 45.82% beat Wynn Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%
Wynn Resorts	7.03%	-71.17%	5.13%

Which has more volatility and risk, LVS or WYNN?

Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LVS or WYNN?

Wynn Resorts received 102 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.62% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 68.98% of users gave Wynn Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1297 71.62%	Underperform Votes 514 28.38%
Wynn Resorts	Outperform Votes 1399 68.98%	Underperform Votes 629 31.02%

Is LVS or WYNN a better dividend stock?

Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wynn Resorts pays out 23.8% 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.

Does the media prefer LVS or WYNN?

In the previous week, Wynn Resorts had 31 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for Wynn Resorts and 23 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Wynn Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.37 indicating that Wynn Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Las Vegas Sands	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wynn Resorts	10 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate LVS or WYNN?

Las Vegas Sands currently has a consensus price target of $59.58, indicating a potential upside of 32.47%. Wynn Resorts has a consensus price target of $120.58, indicating a potential upside of 29.01%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.

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
Wynn Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LVS or WYNN?

39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats Wynn Resorts on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.