Churchill Downs (CHDN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor WYNN or CHDN?

In the previous week, Wynn Resorts had 9 more articles in the media than Churchill Downs. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wynn Resorts and 19 mentions for Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Wynn Resorts' score of 0.53 indicating that Churchill Downs is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wynn Resorts	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Churchill Downs	17 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WYNN or CHDN?

88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Churchill Downs shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend WYNN or CHDN?

Wynn Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $112.92, suggesting a potential upside of 20.42%. Churchill Downs has a consensus price target of $143.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.47%. Given Churchill Downs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Churchill Downs is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wynn Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Churchill Downs	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, WYNN or CHDN?

Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Churchill Downs has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WYNN or CHDN?

Wynn Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn Resorts, 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
Wynn Resorts	$6.97B	1.41	$501.08M	$3.60	26.05
Churchill Downs	$2.79B	2.52	$417.30M	$5.62	17.31

Is WYNN or CHDN more profitable?

Churchill Downs has a net margin of 15.61% compared to Wynn Resorts' net margin of 7.03%. Churchill Downs' return on equity of 43.67% beat Wynn Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wynn Resorts	7.03%	-71.17%	5.13%
Churchill Downs	15.61%	43.67%	6.15%

Is WYNN or CHDN a better dividend stock?

Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Wynn Resorts pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Churchill Downs pays out 7.1% 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. Wynn Resorts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Churchill Downs has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WYNN or CHDN?

Wynn Resorts received 935 more outperform votes than Churchill Downs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.92% of users gave Wynn Resorts an outperform vote while only 67.29% of users gave Churchill Downs an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wynn Resorts	Outperform Votes 1404 68.92%	Underperform Votes 633 31.08%
Churchill Downs	Outperform Votes 469 67.29%	Underperform Votes 228 32.71%

Summary

Wynn Resorts and Churchill Downs tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.