WMS vs. LVS, MGM, CHDN, WYNN, CZR, BYD, IGT, PENN, MCRI, and VMC
Should you be buying Advanced Drainage Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Advanced Drainage Systems include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and Vulcan Materials (VMC).
Advanced Drainage Systems vs.
Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Advanced Drainage Systems presently has a consensus target price of $166.88, suggesting a potential upside of 32.80%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $59.92, suggesting a potential upside of 34.78%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Advanced Drainage Systems.
Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Advanced Drainage Systems. Advanced Drainage Systems 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.
In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 2 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 9 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Advanced Drainage Systems' score of 0.20 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Advanced Drainage Systems 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Las Vegas Sands received 938 more outperform votes than Advanced Drainage Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.56% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 53.89% of users gave Advanced Drainage Systems an outperform vote.
Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Advanced Drainage Systems has a net margin of 16.89% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 13.29%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 44.26% beat Advanced Drainage Systems' return on equity.
Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 10.2% 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.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands beats Advanced Drainage Systems on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WMS) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
