Wynn Resorts (WYNN) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in LVS or WYNN?

39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Wynn Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LVS or WYNN a better dividend stock?

Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Las Vegas Sands pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wynn Resorts pays out 27.8% 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. Las Vegas Sands has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Wynn Resorts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Las Vegas Sands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate LVS or WYNN?

Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $56.75, suggesting a potential upside of 34.59%. Wynn Resorts has a consensus price target of $113.18, suggesting a potential upside of 31.26%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Wynn Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LVS or WYNN?

Wynn Resorts received 104 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.51% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote while only 68.92% of users gave Wynn Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1300 71.51%	Underperform Votes 518 28.49%
Wynn Resorts	Outperform Votes 1404 68.92%	Underperform Votes 633 31.08%

Is LVS or WYNN more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 12.80% compared to Wynn Resorts' net margin of 7.03%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 45.82% beat Wynn Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%
Wynn Resorts	7.03%	-71.17%	5.13%

Which has more risk and volatility, LVS or WYNN?

Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to LVS or WYNN?

In the previous week, Wynn Resorts had 5 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Wynn Resorts and 8 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Wynn Resorts' score of 0.46 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Las Vegas Sands	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wynn Resorts	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LVS or WYNN?

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Wynn Resorts. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn 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
Las Vegas Sands	$11.20B	2.66	$1.45B	$1.80	23.43
Wynn Resorts	$6.97B	1.29	$501.08M	$3.60	23.95

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats Wynn Resorts on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.