BYD vs. MGM, WMS, WYNN, CHDN, CZR, IGT, PENN, MCRI, LVS, and IHG
Should you be buying Boyd Gaming stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boyd Gaming include MGM Resorts International (MGM), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment.
Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MGM Resorts International has higher revenue and earnings than Boyd Gaming. Boyd Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGM Resorts International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.4% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 14.91% compared to MGM Resorts International's net margin of 5.35%. Boyd Gaming's return on equity of 34.76% beat MGM Resorts International's return on equity.
In the previous week, MGM Resorts International had 1 more articles in the media than Boyd Gaming. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for MGM Resorts International and 7 mentions for Boyd Gaming. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Boyd Gaming's score of 0.30 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Boyd Gaming presently has a consensus price target of $91.42, suggesting a potential upside of 67.86%. MGM Resorts International has a consensus price target of $54.83, suggesting a potential upside of 35.76%. Given Boyd Gaming's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Boyd Gaming is more favorable than MGM Resorts International.
MGM Resorts International received 689 more outperform votes than Boyd Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.71% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave Boyd Gaming an outperform vote.
Summary
MGM Resorts International beats Boyd Gaming on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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