Red Rock Resorts (RRR) Competitors

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

Is CHDN or RRR more profitable?

Churchill Downs has a net margin of 15.22% compared to Red Rock Resorts' net margin of 8.89%. Red Rock Resorts' return on equity of 59.97% beat Churchill Downs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Churchill Downs	15.22%	41.46%	6.10%
Red Rock Resorts	8.89%	59.97%	4.50%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CHDN or RRR?

Churchill Downs has higher revenue and earnings than Red Rock Resorts. Churchill Downs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Rock 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
Churchill Downs	$2.73B	2.26	$426.80M	$5.82	15.12
Red Rock Resorts	$1.94B	3.04	$154.05M	$2.94	19.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CHDN or RRR?

Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Rock Resorts has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CHDN or RRR?

Churchill Downs currently has a consensus price target of $136.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.11%. Red Rock Resorts has a consensus price target of $60.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.88%. Given Churchill Downs' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Churchill Downs is more favorable than Red Rock Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Churchill Downs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Red Rock Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

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

82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Red Rock Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Red Rock Resorts 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.

Is CHDN or RRR a better dividend stock?

Churchill Downs pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Red Rock Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Churchill Downs pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Red Rock Resorts pays out 34.0% 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.

Does the media refer more to CHDN or RRR?

In the previous week, Churchill Downs had 3 more articles in the media than Red Rock Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Churchill Downs and 4 mentions for Red Rock Resorts. Churchill Downs' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Red Rock Resorts' score of 0.69 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Rock Resorts	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Churchill Downs beats Red Rock Resorts on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.