LVS vs. MGM, WMS, WYNN, CHDN, CZR, BYD, PENN, IGT, 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), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), PENN Entertainment (PENN), International Game Technology (IGT), 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 large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
MGM Resorts International received 11 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.87% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 71.62% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote.
Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 12.80% compared to MGM Resorts International's net margin of 4.33%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 45.82% beat MGM Resorts International's return on equity.
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.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $59.58, indicating a potential upside of 35.40%. MGM Resorts International has a consensus price target of $51.47, indicating a potential upside of 42.90%. Given MGM Resorts International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MGM Resorts International is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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 25 mentions for MGM Resorts International and 22 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.37 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
MGM Resorts International beats Las Vegas Sands on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LVS) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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