MGM vs. LVS, WMS, WYNN, CHDN, CZR, BYD, IGT, PENN, MCRI, and IHG
Should you be buying MGM Resorts International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGM Resorts International include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG).
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
MGM Resorts International received 8 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.71% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 71.47% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 5 more articles in the media than MGM Resorts International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 5 mentions for MGM Resorts International. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat MGM Resorts International's score of 0.59 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $63.31, suggesting a potential upside of 40.62%. MGM Resorts International has a consensus price target of $54.83, suggesting a potential upside of 34.76%. Given MGM Resorts International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than MGM Resorts International.
Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. MGM Resorts International pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 38.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MGM Resorts International pays out 0.4% 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.
Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 13.99% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 5.35%. MGM Resorts International's return on equity of 42.34% beat Las Vegas Sands' return on equity.
Las Vegas Sands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MGM Resorts International. MGM Resorts International 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.
Summary
MGM Resorts International beats Las Vegas Sands on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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