Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS) Competitors $128.44 -0.63 (-0.49%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WMS vs. LVS, MGM, CHDN, WYNN, CZR, BYD, IGT, PENN, MCRI, and VMCShould 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. Las Vegas Sands MGM Resorts International Churchill Downs Wynn Resorts Caesars Entertainment Boyd Gaming International Game Technology PENN Entertainment Monarch Casino & Resort Vulcan Materials Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends. Is LVS or WMS more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Las Vegas Sands13.29% 44.26% 8.11% Advanced Drainage Systems 16.89%40.31%14.87% Which has more risk & volatility, LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LVS or WMS? 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands received 937 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 53.75% of users gave Advanced Drainage Systems an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLas Vegas SandsOutperform Votes128871.56% Underperform Votes51228.44% Advanced Drainage SystemsOutperform Votes35153.75% Underperform Votes30246.25% Do analysts rate LVS or WMS? Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.21%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus price target of $170.29, indicating a potential upside of 32.58%. Given Advanced Drainage Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 Las Vegas Sands 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Advanced Drainage Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is LVS or WMS a better dividend stock? Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 10.2% 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 preferable valuation & earnings, LVS or WMS? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLas Vegas Sands$10.37B3.49$1.22B$2.0224.71Advanced Drainage Systems$2.87B3.46$509.92M$6.2820.45 Does the media prefer LVS or WMS? In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 6 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 5 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Advanced Drainage Systems' score of 0.84 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Las Vegas Sands 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Drainage Systems 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLas Vegas Sands beats Advanced Drainage Systems on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. Get Advanced Drainage Systems News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WMS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAdvanced Drainage SystemsPlastics foam products IndustryConstruction SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.01B$10.01B$9.70B$19.87BDividend Yield0.50%0.50%1.82%3.50%P/E Ratio20.4520.4527.2135.66Price / Sales3.463.463.4017.95Price / Cash15.1315.1321.4417.98Price / Book7.147.144.964.59Net Income$509.92M$509.92M$515.90M$985.93M7 Day Performance-1.44%-1.44%0.02%0.45%1 Month Performance-16.94%-16.94%0.99%1.05%1 Year Performance8.93%8.93%46.82%24.67% Advanced Drainage Systems Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMSAdvanced Drainage Systems4.93 of 5 stars$128.44-0.5%$170.29+32.6%+8.9%$10.01B$2.87B20.455,705LVSLas Vegas Sands4.4954 of 5 stars$49.91+1.5%$58.00+16.2%+1.3%$35.66B$10.37B24.7138,700MGMMGM Resorts International4.7349 of 5 stars$37.51+0.6%$53.15+41.7%-6.9%$11.10B$16.16B13.4063,000CHDNChurchill Downs4.7611 of 5 stars$139.97+0.9%$160.88+14.9%+15.3%$10.29B$2.67B25.507,970Dividend IncreasePositive NewsWYNNWynn Resorts4.8622 of 5 stars$91.220.0%$115.71+26.9%+4.6%$10.02B$6.53B11.2527,800CZRCaesars Entertainment3.9181 of 5 stars$37.59+0.6%$54.00+43.7%-18.8%$7.94B$11.53B0.0024,000Positive NewsBYDBoyd Gaming4.967 of 5 stars$71.76+0.4%$91.38+27.3%+21.9%$6.34B$3.74B13.6916,129IGTInternational Game Technology4.0584 of 5 stars$18.75-1.2%$28.67+52.9%-30.3%$3.78B$4.31B31.2411,016Analyst RevisionPENNPENN Entertainment3.8698 of 5 stars$20.02-1.5%$23.29+16.3%-23.7%$3.10B$6.36B0.0023,333MCRIMonarch Casino & Resort3.9017 of 5 stars$83.40+0.6%$78.33-6.1%+29.1%$1.52B$501.48M18.452,900VMCVulcan Materials4.1201 of 5 stars$277.81-0.1%$280.46+1.0%+32.1%$36.71B$7.78B43.8210,382Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Las Vegas Sands Alternatives MGM Resorts International Alternatives Churchill Downs Alternatives Wynn Resorts Alternatives Caesars Entertainment Alternatives Boyd Gaming Alternatives International Game Technology Alternatives PENN Entertainment Alternatives Monarch Casino & Resort Alternatives Vulcan Materials Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WMS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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