Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Competitors

Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both construction companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is WMS or LVS a better dividend stock?

Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 10.7% 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WMS or LVS?

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

Is WMS or LVS 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
Advanced Drainage Systems	15.90%	35.79%	13.73%
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WMS or LVS?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advanced Drainage Systems	Outperform Votes 358 53.75%	Underperform Votes 308 46.25%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1297 71.58%	Underperform Votes 515 28.42%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WMS or LVS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Drainage Systems	$2.94B	2.77	$509.92M	$5.98	17.54
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	2.05	$1.45B	$1.97	16.60

Does the media refer more to WMS or LVS?

In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 3 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 22 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. 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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Las Vegas Sands	16 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend WMS or LVS?

Advanced Drainage Systems currently has a consensus target price of $153.78, suggesting a potential upside of 46.63%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $59.42, suggesting a potential upside of 81.67%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Advanced Drainage Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Drainage Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has more risk and volatility, WMS or LVS?

Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Advanced Drainage Systems and Las Vegas Sands tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.