Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) Vs. LVS, MGM, CZR, WMS, WYNN, CHDN, BYD, SGMS, IGT, and MCRI
Should you be buying Penn National Gaming stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Penn National Gaming include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Scientific Games (SGMS), International Game Technology (IGT), and Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI). These companies are all part of the "casinos & gaming" industry.
Penn National Gaming vs.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
34.3% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of Penn National Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Penn National Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Las Vegas Sands received 493 more outperform votes than Penn National Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.04% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 71.55% of users gave Penn National Gaming an outperform vote.
Penn National Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Penn National Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 46.40% compared to Penn National Gaming's net margin of 6.16%. Penn National Gaming's return on equity of 10.91% beat Las Vegas Sands' return on equity.
In the previous week, Penn National Gaming had 25 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Penn National Gaming and 5 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Penn National Gaming's score of 0.08 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Las Vegas Sands currently has a consensus target price of $50.17, indicating a potential upside of 49.93%. Penn National Gaming has a consensus target price of $67.28, indicating a potential upside of 111.63%. Given Penn National Gaming's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Penn National Gaming is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Penn National Gaming has a beta of 2.35, indicating that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Penn National Gaming beats Las Vegas Sands on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PENN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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.
Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) vs. Its Competitors
Penn National Gaming Competitors List
