International Game Technology (IGT) Competitors

Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) and International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) 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 risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer WYNN or IGT?

Wynn Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $112.92, suggesting a potential upside of 23.41%. International Game Technology has a consensus price target of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 55.36%. Given International Game Technology's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wynn Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
International Game Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is WYNN or IGT a better dividend stock?

Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. International Game Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wynn Resorts pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Game Technology 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.

Does the media favor WYNN or IGT?

In the previous week, Wynn Resorts had 10 more articles in the media than International Game Technology. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Wynn Resorts and 16 mentions for International Game Technology. International Game Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Wynn Resorts' score of 0.47 indicating that International Game Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wynn Resorts	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
International Game Technology	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WYNN or IGT?

Wynn Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than International Game Technology. International Game Technology 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
Wynn Resorts	$6.97B	1.37	$501.08M	$3.60	25.42
International Game Technology	$2.43B	1.24	$156M	$1.44	10.39

Is WYNN or IGT more profitable?

Wynn Resorts has a net margin of 7.03% compared to International Game Technology's net margin of 4.17%. International Game Technology's return on equity of 16.17% beat Wynn Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wynn Resorts	7.03%	-71.17%	5.13%
International Game Technology	4.17%	16.17%	3.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, WYNN or IGT?

Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Game Technology has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WYNN or IGT?

Wynn Resorts received 880 more outperform votes than International Game Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.92% of users gave Wynn Resorts an outperform vote while only 63.13% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wynn Resorts	Outperform Votes 1404 68.92%	Underperform Votes 633 31.08%
International Game Technology	Outperform Votes 524 63.13%	Underperform Votes 306 36.87%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WYNN or IGT?

88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.3% of International Game Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Wynn Resorts beats International Game Technology on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.