CZR vs. WYNN, BYD, MGM, PENN, WH, CHH, RRR, HTHT, MLCO, and TNL
Should you be buying Caesars Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caesars Entertainment include Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), MGM Resorts International (MGM), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), H World Group (HTHT), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.
Wynn Resorts received 948 more outperform votes than Caesars Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.84% of users gave Wynn Resorts an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Caesars Entertainment an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 5 more articles in the media than Wynn Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 22 mentions for Wynn Resorts. Wynn Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Caesars Entertainment's score of 0.49 indicating that Caesars Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Caesars Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Wynn Resorts. Caesars Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wynn Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $119.62, indicating a potential upside of 21.02%. Caesars Entertainment has a consensus price target of $58.36, indicating a potential upside of 45.18%. Given Wynn Resorts' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.
61.9% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Caesars Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Caesars Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Wynn Resorts has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Wynn Resorts' net margin of 6.82%. Wynn Resorts' return on equity of 4.48% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.
Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.81, suggesting that its share price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Wynn Resorts and Caesars Entertainment tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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