Boyd Gaming (BYD) Competitors

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is MGM or BYD more profitable?

Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 13.01% compared to MGM Resorts International's net margin of 5.23%. Boyd Gaming's return on equity of 35.10% beat MGM Resorts International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGM Resorts International	5.23%	25.84%	2.45%
Boyd Gaming	13.01%	35.10%	9.58%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MGM or BYD?

68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.4% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer MGM or BYD?

MGM Resorts International presently has a consensus price target of $51.93, suggesting a potential upside of 58.07%. Boyd Gaming has a consensus price target of $92.20, suggesting a potential upside of 23.06%. Given MGM Resorts International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe MGM Resorts International is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGM Resorts International	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Boyd Gaming	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MGM or BYD?

MGM Resorts International received 698 more outperform votes than Boyd Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.83% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 59.80% of users gave Boyd Gaming an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MGM Resorts International	Outperform Votes 1299 75.83%	Underperform Votes 414 24.17%
Boyd Gaming	Outperform Votes 601 59.80%	Underperform Votes 404 40.20%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MGM or BYD?

MGM Resorts International has higher revenue and earnings than Boyd Gaming. MGM Resorts International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Gaming, 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
MGM Resorts International	$16.16B	0.61	$1.14B	$2.80	11.73
Boyd Gaming	$3.74B	1.77	$620.02M	$5.24	14.30

Does the media refer more to MGM or BYD?

In the previous week, MGM Resorts International had 14 more articles in the media than Boyd Gaming. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for MGM Resorts International and 9 mentions for Boyd Gaming. Boyd Gaming's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat MGM Resorts International's score of 0.53 indicating that Boyd Gaming is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MGM Resorts International	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boyd Gaming	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, MGM or BYD?

MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.21, meaning that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MGM Resorts International and Boyd Gaming tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.