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$106.39 -0.65 (-0.61%)
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CHDN vs. CZR, RRR, BYD, MGM, TNL, WYNN, WMS, IGT, PENN, and MCRI

Should you be buying Churchill Downs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Churchill Downs include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), and Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI).

Churchill Downs vs. Its Competitors

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 34 more articles in the media than Churchill Downs. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 8 mentions for Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Caesars Entertainment's score of 0.67 indicating that Churchill Downs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Caesars Entertainment
17 Very Positive mention(s)
13 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Churchill Downs
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Churchill Downs has a net margin of 15.22% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of -1.71%. Churchill Downs' return on equity of 41.46% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Caesars Entertainment-1.71% -4.55% -0.60%
Churchill Downs 15.22%41.46%6.10%

Churchill Downs has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Churchill Downs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caesars Entertainment$11.25B0.47-$278M-$0.92-27.91
Churchill Downs$2.73B2.73$426.80M$5.8218.28

Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.4, suggesting that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Caesars Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $42.53, suggesting a potential upside of 65.63%. Churchill Downs has a consensus target price of $138.18, suggesting a potential upside of 29.88%. Given Caesars Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Churchill Downs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Caesars Entertainment
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.88
Churchill Downs
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Churchill Downs beats Caesars Entertainment on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CHDN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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CHDN vs. The Competition

MetricChurchill DownsGAMING IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$7.46B$9.16B$8.02B$9.37B
Dividend Yield0.38%2.19%3.29%4.12%
P/E Ratio18.2819.3319.1523.80
Price / Sales2.7311.894.2696.33
Price / Cash12.1220.0816.0756.59
Price / Book7.1614.204.785.54
Net Income$426.80M$24.90M$219.41M$259.97M
7 Day Performance-6.29%-1.37%-4.78%-4.67%
1 Month Performance0.59%1.48%37.98%3.28%
1 Year Performance-21.40%17.18%20.27%17.92%

Churchill Downs Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHDN
Churchill Downs
4.9794 of 5 stars
$106.39
-0.6%
$138.18
+29.9%
-21.4%$7.46B$2.73B18.288,870
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.5664 of 5 stars
$29.42
-0.5%
$43.13
+46.6%
-28.0%$6.15B$11.25B0.0022,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
RRR
Red Rock Resorts
3.7369 of 5 stars
$54.72
+1.0%
$56.64
+3.5%
+17.4%$5.75B$1.94B21.219,300Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
BYD
Boyd Gaming
4.5312 of 5 stars
$86.15
+0.2%
$86.62
+0.5%
+51.2%$7.00B$3.93B13.2516,129Trending News
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.7382 of 5 stars
$38.56
+0.3%
$48.00
+24.5%
+0.8%$10.46B$17.24B15.1363,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.7345 of 5 stars
$62.88
-0.5%
$62.30
-0.9%
+37.4%$4.10B$3.86B10.4419,000
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
3.3346 of 5 stars
$111.27
+1.7%
$114.71
+3.1%
+40.5%$11.44B$7.13B30.9128,000News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems
4.3723 of 5 stars
$118.79
+0.2%
$139.88
+17.7%
-29.6%$9.20B$2.90B20.626,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
IGT
International Game Technology
2.4952 of 5 stars
$16.49
+4.3%
$21.00
+27.4%
-23.9%$3.33B$2.51B11.4510,800High Trading Volume
PENN
PENN Entertainment
4.0656 of 5 stars
$18.85
-2.0%
$23.18
+23.0%
-0.4%$2.90B$6.58B0.0023,118Upcoming Earnings
MCRI
Monarch Casino & Resort
3.4833 of 5 stars
$104.35
+0.0%
$93.20
-10.7%
+39.0%$1.93B$522.19M19.612,900

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This page (NASDAQ:CHDN) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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