International Game Technology (IGT) Competitors

International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) and Advanced Drainage Systems (NYSE:WMS) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is IGT or WMS more profitable?

Advanced Drainage Systems has a net margin of 15.90% compared to International Game Technology's net margin of 4.17%. Advanced Drainage Systems' return on equity of 35.79% beat International Game Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Game Technology	4.17%	16.17%	3.00%
Advanced Drainage Systems	15.90%	35.79%	13.73%

Which has more risk and volatility, IGT or WMS?

International Game Technology has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Drainage Systems has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IGT or WMS?

Advanced Drainage Systems has higher revenue and earnings than International Game Technology. International Game Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Drainage Systems, 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
International Game Technology	$2.43B	1.25	$156M	$1.44	10.45
Advanced Drainage Systems	$2.90B	3.10	$509.92M	$5.76	20.12

Do analysts recommend IGT or WMS?

International Game Technology currently has a consensus target price of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 54.45%. Advanced Drainage Systems has a consensus target price of $139.88, suggesting a potential upside of 20.70%. Given International Game Technology's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Advanced Drainage Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Game Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Advanced Drainage Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IGT or WMS?

44.3% of International Game Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Advanced Drainage Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Advanced Drainage Systems 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IGT or WMS?

International Game Technology received 161 more outperform votes than Advanced Drainage Systems when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.98% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote while only 53.94% of users gave Advanced Drainage Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Game Technology	Outperform Votes 524 62.98%	Underperform Votes 308 37.02%
Advanced Drainage Systems	Outperform Votes 363 53.94%	Underperform Votes 310 46.06%

Does the media prefer IGT or WMS?

In the previous week, International Game Technology had 7 more articles in the media than Advanced Drainage Systems. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for International Game Technology and 4 mentions for Advanced Drainage Systems. Advanced Drainage Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat International Game Technology's score of 0.44 indicating that Advanced Drainage Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Game Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Advanced Drainage Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IGT or WMS a better dividend stock?

International Game Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Advanced Drainage Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. International Game Technology pays out 55.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Advanced Drainage Systems pays out 12.5% 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. Advanced Drainage Systems has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Advanced Drainage Systems beats International Game Technology on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.