Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Competitors

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

Is WYNN or LVS 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
Wynn Resorts	7.03%	-71.17%	5.13%
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%

Do analysts prefer WYNN or LVS?

Wynn Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $119.58, indicating a potential upside of 36.40%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $59.42, indicating a potential upside of 46.02%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wynn Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WYNN or LVS?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, WYNN or LVS?

Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor WYNN or LVS?

In the previous week, Wynn Resorts had 13 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wynn Resorts and 15 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Wynn Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.76 indicating that Wynn Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wynn Resorts	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WYNN or LVS?

Wynn Resorts received 103 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.58% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 68.93% of users gave Wynn Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wynn Resorts	Outperform Votes 1400 68.93%	Underperform Votes 631 31.07%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1297 71.58%	Underperform Votes 515 28.42%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WYNN or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Wynn Resorts. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn Resorts, 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
Wynn Resorts	$7.13B	1.31	$501.08M	$4.21	20.82
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	2.58	$1.45B	$1.97	20.66

Is WYNN or LVS a better dividend stock?

Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Wynn Resorts pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Las Vegas Sands pays out 50.8% 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.

Summary

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