LVS vs. MGM, HLT, IHG, H, HTHT, MAR, RCL, EA, DKNG, and TCOM
Should you be buying Las Vegas Sands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Las Vegas Sands include MGM Resorts International (MGM), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Hyatt Hotels (H), H World Group (HTHT), Marriott International (MAR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Electronic Arts (EA), DraftKings (DKNG), and Trip.com Group (TCOM). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
Las Vegas Sands currently has a consensus target price of $63.46, indicating a potential upside of 39.63%. MGM Resorts International has a consensus target price of $55.34, indicating a potential upside of 34.69%. Given Las Vegas Sands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than MGM Resorts International.
MGM Resorts International received 3 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.67% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 71.45% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote.
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 5 more articles in the media than MGM Resorts International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 7 mentions for MGM Resorts International. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Las Vegas Sands' score of 0.55 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 13.99% compared to MGM Resorts International's net margin of 7.07%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 42.34% beat MGM Resorts International's return on equity.
Las Vegas Sands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MGM Resorts International. MGM Resorts International 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.
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.19, indicating that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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