Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer CROX or LVS?

Crocs currently has a consensus price target of $135.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.71%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $55.58, suggesting a potential upside of 15.82%. Given Crocs' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crocs is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has more volatility and risk, CROX or LVS?

Crocs has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CROX or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.47	$950.07M	$16.32	6.59
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	3.00	$1.45B	$1.80	26.66

Is CROX or LVS more profitable?

Crocs has a net margin of 23.35% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 11.64%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 44.91% beat Crocs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	23.35%	43.07%	16.02%
Las Vegas Sands	11.64%	44.91%	7.31%

Does the media favor CROX or LVS?

In the previous week, Crocs had 11 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Crocs and 14 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Crocs' score of 0.63 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

93.4% of Crocs shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Crocs shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Crocs beats Las Vegas Sands on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.