WYNN vs. LVS, WMS, MGM, CHDN, BYD, CZR, IGT, PENN, MCRI, and DKNG
Should you be buying Wynn Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wynn Resorts include Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), International Game Technology (IGT), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Monarch Casino & Resort (MCRI), and DraftKings (DKNG).
Wynn Resorts vs. Its Competitors
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Wynn Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% 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 is poised for long-term growth.
Wynn Resorts presently has a consensus target price of $112.82, indicating a potential upside of 20.44%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $55.58, indicating a potential upside of 27.63%. Given Las Vegas Sands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.
Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Wynn Resorts pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Las Vegas Sands pays out 55.6% 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. Wynn Resorts has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Las Vegas Sands has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Las Vegas Sands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Wynn Resorts and Wynn Resorts both had 15 articles in the media. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Wynn Resorts' score of 0.66 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 11.64% compared to Wynn Resorts' net margin of 6.17%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 44.91% beat Wynn Resorts' return on equity.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands beats Wynn Resorts on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WYNN) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff