Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Competitors

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 earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in WMS or LVS?

89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer WMS or LVS?

Advanced Drainage Systems presently has a consensus price target of $164.25, indicating a potential upside of 39.52%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $59.58, indicating a potential upside of 32.47%. Given Advanced Drainage Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Advanced Drainage Systems is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Drainage Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WMS or LVS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Drainage Systems	$2.87B	3.18	$509.92M	$5.98	19.69
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	2.85	$1.45B	$1.97	22.83

Which has more risk and volatility, WMS or LVS?

Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 0.5%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WMS or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands received 942 more outperform votes than Advanced Drainage Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.62% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 53.87% of users gave Advanced Drainage Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Advanced Drainage Systems	Outperform Votes 355 53.87%	Underperform Votes 304 46.13%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1297 71.62%	Underperform Votes 514 28.38%

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 media favor WMS or LVS?

In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 14 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 8 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. Advanced Drainage Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.33 indicating that Advanced Drainage Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Drainage Systems	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Advanced Drainage Systems beats Las Vegas Sands on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.