LVS vs. MGM, WYNN, CHDN, WMS, CZR, BYD, IGT, PENN, MCRI, and MAR
Should you be buying Las Vegas Sands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Las Vegas Sands include MGM Resorts International (MGM), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and Marriott International (MAR).
Las Vegas Sands vs.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. MGM Resorts International pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGM Resorts International pays out 0.4% 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.
MGM Resorts International received 6 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.79% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 71.59% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote.
Las Vegas Sands currently has a consensus target price of $58.42, indicating a potential upside of 11.80%. MGM Resorts International has a consensus target price of $52.54, indicating a potential upside of 53.80%. Given MGM Resorts International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MGM Resorts International is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, MGM Resorts International had 3 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for MGM Resorts International and 15 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.32 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 13.29% compared to MGM Resorts International's net margin of 5.23%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 44.26% beat MGM Resorts International's return on equity.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Las Vegas Sands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MGM Resorts International. MGM Resorts International 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.
Summary
MGM Resorts International beats Las Vegas Sands on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LVS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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