Churchill Downs (CHDN) Competitors

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$122.11 -0.98 (-0.80%)
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CHDN vs. LVS, MGM, WMS, WYNN, CZR, BYD, PENN, IGT, MCRI, and EA

Should you be buying Churchill Downs stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Churchill Downs include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), PENN Entertainment (PENN), International Game Technology (IGT), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and Electronic Arts (EA).

Churchill Downs vs.

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Churchill Downs. Las Vegas Sands 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$2.46B3.65$417.30M$5.4922.24
Las Vegas Sands$11.30B2.78$1.45B$1.9722.02

Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Churchill Downs has a net margin of 15.45% compared to Las Vegas Sands' net margin of 12.80%. Churchill Downs' return on equity of 45.48% beat Las Vegas Sands' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Churchill Downs15.45% 45.48% 6.17%
Las Vegas Sands 12.80%43.76%7.94%

Churchill Downs currently has a consensus target price of $160.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.44%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $59.58, indicating a potential upside of 37.36%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Las Vegas Sands 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)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Las Vegas Sands
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

In the previous week, Churchill Downs had 2 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Churchill Downs and 14 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Churchill Downs' score of 0.38 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Churchill Downs
4 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Las Vegas Sands
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Las Vegas Sands received 841 more outperform votes than Churchill Downs when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.62% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 67.06% of users gave Churchill Downs an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Churchill DownsOutperform Votes
456
67.06%
Underperform Votes
224
32.94%
Las Vegas SandsOutperform Votes
1297
71.62%
Underperform Votes
514
28.38%

Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Churchill Downs pays out 7.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Las Vegas Sands pays out 40.6% 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. Churchill Downs has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Summary

Churchill Downs beats Las Vegas Sands on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CHDN vs. The Competition

MetricChurchill DownsRacing, including track operation IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$9.06B$9.06B$8.77B$9.15B
Dividend Yield0.33%0.33%2.82%4.00%
P/E Ratio22.2422.2411.4914.23
Price / Sales3.653.657.1678.23
Price / Cash16.5816.5828.7138.90
Price / Book10.1910.195.855.05
Net Income$417.30M$417.30M$273.33M$222.67M
7 Day Performance0.08%0.08%2.18%2.11%
1 Month Performance-3.77%-3.77%3.66%2.36%
1 Year Performance1.79%1.79%10.59%16.83%

Churchill Downs Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CHDN
Churchill Downs
4.9381 of 5 stars
$122.11
-0.8%
$160.50
+31.4%
+1.2%$9.06B$2.46B22.247,970Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
LVS
Las Vegas Sands
4.6574 of 5 stars
$41.66
-2.5%
$59.58
+43.0%
-20.4%$30.20B$11.30B21.1438,700Analyst Revision
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.6016 of 5 stars
$34.33
-0.7%
$51.93
+51.3%
-7.0%$10.22B$16.16B12.2663,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Gap Up
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems
4.7025 of 5 stars
$125.20
+4.0%
$164.25
+31.2%
-22.0%$9.71B$2.87B20.945,705Analyst Downgrade
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
4.7455 of 5 stars
$78.97
-2.0%
$118.00
+49.4%
-15.6%$8.67B$7.13B9.7427,800Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
News Coverage
Gap Up
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
4.0858 of 5 stars
$35.57
-0.4%
$51.21
+44.0%
-7.0%$7.56B$11.53B-21.3024,000Positive News
BYD
Boyd Gaming
4.7574 of 5 stars
$77.65
+0.6%
$95.00
+22.3%
+21.3%$6.86B$3.93B12.4816,129Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
PENN
PENN Entertainment
1.7149 of 5 stars
$21.91
+2.1%
$23.44
+7.0%
+1.0%$3.34B$6.36B-6.1723,333Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
IGT
International Game Technology
4.2539 of 5 stars
$16.73
+0.6%
$28.00
+67.4%
-34.4%$3.33B$4.32B27.8811,016Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
MCRI
Monarch Casino & Resort
3.747 of 5 stars
$85.41
-0.6%
$84.00
-1.7%
+36.8%$1.57B$501.48M18.902,900Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
EA
Electronic Arts
4.7265 of 5 stars
$132.09
+2.7%
$155.24
+17.5%
-9.6%$34.43B$7.56B33.6113,700

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This page (NASDAQ:CHDN) was last updated on 2/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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