Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CROX or LVS?

93.4% of Crocs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Crocs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CROX or LVS?

In the previous week, Crocs had 7 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Crocs and 5 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Crocs' score of 0.82 indicating that Las Vegas Sands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crocs	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CROX or LVS?

Crocs currently has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.12%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $59.47, suggesting a potential upside of 11.34%. Given Crocs' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crocs is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crocs	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Is CROX or LVS more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 12.16% compared to Crocs' net margin of 5.72%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 55.37% beat Crocs' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crocs	5.72%	44.15%	16.12%
Las Vegas Sands	12.16%	55.37%	7.89%

Which has more risk and volatility, CROX or LVS?

Crocs has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CROX or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Crocs. Crocs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Las Vegas Sands, 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
Crocs	$4.10B	1.05	$950.07M	$3.73	21.18
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	3.25	$1.45B	$1.98	26.98

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats Crocs on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.