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$96.32 -2.50 (-2.53%)
Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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CHDN vs. CZR, RRR, BYD, MGM, TNL, WYNN, WMS, PENN, MCRI, and LVS

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), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and Las Vegas Sands (LVS).

Churchill Downs vs. Its Competitors

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

Churchill Downs has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Churchill Downs$2.83B2.39$426.80M$5.8216.55
Caesars Entertainment$11.25B0.46-$278M-$0.92-27.27

Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Churchill Downs presently has a consensus target price of $136.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.72%. Caesars Entertainment has a consensus target price of $42.47, indicating a potential upside of 69.26%. Given Caesars Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Churchill Downs.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Churchill Downs
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Caesars Entertainment
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

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
Churchill Downs15.22% 41.46% 6.10%
Caesars Entertainment -1.71%-4.55%-0.60%

82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 8 more articles in the media than Churchill Downs. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 8 mentions for Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Caesars Entertainment's score of 1.50 indicating that Churchill Downs is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Churchill Downs
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Caesars Entertainment
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CHDN vs. The Competition

MetricChurchill DownsGAMING IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.75B$9.52B$8.40B$10.14B
Dividend Yield0.42%2.07%2.99%4.60%
P/E Ratio16.5519.9818.5525.98
Price / Sales2.3919.505.23181.19
Price / Cash11.2521.1317.0560.44
Price / Book6.5314.615.106.29
Net Income$426.80M$12.45M$256.92M$271.07M
7 Day Performance-5.92%1.37%2.05%3.87%
1 Month Performance-7.00%-1.29%18.15%4.88%
1 Year Performance-31.42%12.50%52.01%26.12%

Churchill Downs Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHDN
Churchill Downs
4.9603 of 5 stars
$96.32
-2.5%
$136.50
+41.7%
-31.3%$6.75B$2.83B16.558,870Positive News
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.6369 of 5 stars
$26.38
+0.2%
$42.47
+61.0%
-31.3%$5.48B$11.37B-28.6722,000Positive News
RRR
Red Rock Resorts
3.8014 of 5 stars
$61.37
-1.4%
$60.73
-1.0%
+14.4%$6.57B$1.94B20.879,300Positive News
BYD
Boyd Gaming
4.3168 of 5 stars
$86.30
-0.2%
$86.62
+0.4%
+41.2%$6.93B$3.93B13.2816,129Positive News
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.5584 of 5 stars
$36.17
-1.4%
$48.83
+35.0%
-3.8%$9.98B$17.24B19.8763,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.8294 of 5 stars
$62.88
+0.3%
$62.30
-0.9%
+46.2%$4.07B$3.86B10.8419,000Positive News
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
3.8353 of 5 stars
$122.67
+1.5%
$123.47
+0.6%
+59.3%$12.57B$7.13B36.8428,000Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems
4.3543 of 5 stars
$148.52
+0.1%
$152.56
+2.7%
-2.0%$11.54B$2.90B26.816,000Positive News
PENN
PENN Entertainment
3.8298 of 5 stars
$20.09
-1.9%
$23.25
+15.7%
+6.8%$2.99B$6.58B-35.8723,118Trending News
MCRI
Monarch Casino & Resort
3.8423 of 5 stars
$102.11
+0.2%
$93.20
-8.7%
+39.1%$1.86B$522.19M19.192,900Positive News
LVS
Las Vegas Sands
3.9762 of 5 stars
$53.78
+0.2%
$59.00
+9.7%
+35.8%$36.86B$11.30B27.1640,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:CHDN) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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