Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Competitors $32.70 +0.59 (+1.82%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.30 -0.41 (-1.25%) As of 07:26 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LVS vs. WMS, MGM, CHDN, WYNN, BYD, CZR, IGT, PENN, MCRI, and MARShould you be buying Las Vegas Sands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Las Vegas Sands include Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and Marriott International (MAR). Las Vegas Sands vs. Advanced Drainage Systems MGM Resorts International Churchill Downs Wynn Resorts Boyd Gaming Caesars Entertainment International Game Technology PENN Entertainment Monarch Casino & Resort Marriott International Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders believe in LVS or WMS? 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned 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. Does the media favor LVS or WMS? In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands and Las Vegas Sands both had 22 articles in the media. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Advanced Drainage Systems' score of 1.04 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Las Vegas Sands 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Drainage Systems 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LVS or WMS a better dividend stock? Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 10.7% 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. Is LVS or WMS more profitable? Advanced Drainage Systems has a net margin of 15.90% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 12.80%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 45.82% beat Advanced Drainage Systems' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Las Vegas Sands12.80% 45.82% 8.00% Advanced Drainage Systems 15.90%35.79%13.73% Which has higher valuation & earnings, LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Drainage Systems. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Drainage Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLas Vegas Sands$11.30B2.05$1.45B$1.9716.60Advanced Drainage Systems$2.94B2.77$509.92M$5.9817.54 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands received 939 more outperform votes than Advanced Drainage Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.58% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 53.75% of users gave Advanced Drainage Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLas Vegas SandsOutperform Votes129771.58% Underperform Votes51528.42% Advanced Drainage SystemsOutperform Votes35853.75% Underperform Votes30846.25% Which has more volatility & risk, LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $59.42, suggesting a potential upside of 81.67%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus price target of $153.78, suggesting a potential upside of 46.63%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Advanced Drainage Systems.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) 2.77Advanced Drainage Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 SummaryAdvanced Drainage Systems beats Las Vegas Sands on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Las Vegas Sands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LVS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LVS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLas Vegas SandsHotels & motels IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$23.11B$7.71B$7.46B$18.51BDividend Yield3.15%3.03%3.51%4.24%P/E Ratio16.6015.8115.9031.15Price / Sales2.051.377.4825.69Price / Cash10.5214.3816.4217.53Price / Book7.423.474.134.29Net Income$1.45B$349.85M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.20%5.40%5.49%6.60%1 Month Performance-24.14%-12.26%-6.69%-6.88%1 Year Performance-34.92%-13.91%-6.58%1.23% Las Vegas Sands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LVSLas Vegas Sands4.6244 of 5 stars$32.71+1.8%$59.42+81.7%-36.3%$23.11B$11.30B16.6035,700Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWMSAdvanced Drainage Systems4.9097 of 5 stars$99.97-1.1%$160.89+60.9%-35.4%$7.75B$2.94B16.725,640Positive NewsGap DownMGMMGM Resorts International4.9542 of 5 stars$26.28-2.2%$51.29+95.2%-30.2%$7.44B$17.24B10.9546,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCHDNChurchill Downs4.844 of 5 stars$99.59-3.0%$159.38+60.0%-15.8%$7.32B$2.73B17.537,000Gap DownWYNNWynn Resorts4.5355 of 5 stars$67.88-3.2%$119.58+76.2%-27.3%$7.21B$7.13B16.1227,000News CoverageGap DownBYDBoyd Gaming4.9678 of 5 stars$61.15-1.0%$95.00+55.4%+0.5%$5.05B$3.93B9.8315,800News CoveragePositive NewsCZRCaesars Entertainment4.1255 of 5 stars$23.72+2.3%$49.80+109.9%-37.0%$5.03B$11.25B-14.2049,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsIGTInternational Game Technology3.7094 of 5 stars$14.73+1.4%$28.25+91.8%-21.7%$2.98B$2.51B24.5511,016Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePENNPENN Entertainment3.6243 of 5 stars$14.01-2.0%$23.56+68.2%-14.4%$2.14B$6.58B-3.9521,900Analyst ForecastMCRIMonarch Casino & Resort4.0356 of 5 stars$72.87-0.2%$87.20+19.7%+4.9%$1.35B$522.19M14.722,650Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓MARMarriott International4.7475 of 5 stars$213.10-0.7%$286.05+34.2%-11.0%$58.81B$25.10B25.61377,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WMS Competitors MGM Competitors CHDN Competitors WYNN Competitors BYD Competitors CZR Competitors IGT Competitors PENN Competitors MCRI Competitors MAR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LVS) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... Pres. Trump may be about to unleash the ...Colonial Metals | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. But on Earth, it may trigger a trillion-dollar tech sh...InvestorPlace | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. By the time he left, it had soared to $1,839. ...Premier Gold Co | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... But I just discovered a secret backdoor to collect a secret 69...Investors Alley | SponsoredTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowMy friends Joel and Adam have a simple motto: "For us, it's always a bull market." That’s because their 92%...Crypto Swap Profits | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Las Vegas Sands Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Las Vegas Sands With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
