Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International received 15 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 71.58% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MGM Resorts International	Outperform Votes 1312 75.79%	Underperform Votes 419 24.21%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1297 71.58%	Underperform Votes 515 28.42%

Which has more risk and volatility, MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.18, indicating that its share price is 118% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, MGM or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MGM Resorts International	$17.24B	0.53	$746.56M	$2.40	13.35
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	2.55	$1.45B	$1.97	20.41

Do analysts recommend MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International currently has a consensus target price of $51.29, indicating a potential upside of 60.14%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $59.42, indicating a potential upside of 47.77%. Given MGM Resorts International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe MGM Resorts International is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGM Resorts International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Is MGM or LVS a better dividend stock?

MGM Resorts International pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. MGM Resorts International pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Las Vegas Sands pays out 50.8% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MGM or LVS?

68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MGM or LVS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGM Resorts International	4.33%	21.08%	1.92%
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%

Does the media refer more to MGM or LVS?

In the previous week, MGM Resorts International had 2 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for MGM Resorts International and 15 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.76 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MGM Resorts International	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

MGM Resorts International beats Las Vegas Sands on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.