Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WYNN or LVS?

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

Is WYNN or LVS a better dividend stock?

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.

Do analysts rate WYNN or LVS?

Wynn Resorts currently 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.

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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Which has higher earnings & valuation, WYNN or LVS?

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
Wynn Resorts	$6.97B	1.41	$501.08M	$3.60	26.02
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30B	2.72	$1.45B	$1.80	24.19

Is WYNN or LVS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wynn Resorts	6.17%	-62.13%	4.72%
Las Vegas Sands	11.64%	44.91%	7.31%

Which has more volatility & risk, WYNN or LVS?

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

Does the media refer more to WYNN or LVS?

In the previous week, Wynn Resorts had 3 more articles in the media than Las Vegas Sands. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Wynn Resorts and 15 mentions for Las Vegas Sands. 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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wynn Resorts	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats Wynn Resorts on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.