MGM Resorts International (MGM) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$17.27B	0.61	$1.14B	$2.80	12.63
Las Vegas Sands	$11.32B	3.44	$1.22B	$2.02	26.55

Is MGM or LVS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGM Resorts International	5.23%	25.84%	2.45%
Las Vegas Sands	13.29%	44.26%	8.11%

Do analysts rate MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International presently has a consensus price target of $52.54, suggesting a potential upside of 48.54%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $58.42, suggesting a potential upside of 8.91%. Given MGM Resorts International's stronger consensus rating and 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. MGM Resorts International pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Las Vegas Sands pays out 39.6% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MGM or LVS?

In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 9 more articles in the media than MGM Resorts International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 18 mentions for MGM Resorts International. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.64 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MGM or LVS?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MGM Resorts International	Outperform Votes 1296 75.79%	Underperform Votes 414 24.21%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1290 71.59%	Underperform Votes 512 28.41%

Summary

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