MGM Resorts International (MGM) Competitors

MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MGM or LVS?

68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of MGM Resorts International 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International presently has a consensus target price of $48.94, suggesting a potential upside of 46.43%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $56.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.57%. Given MGM Resorts International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe MGM Resorts International is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGM Resorts International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Las Vegas Sands	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is MGM or LVS more profitable?

Las Vegas Sands has a net margin of 12.80% compared to MGM Resorts International's net margin of 4.33%. Las Vegas Sands' return on equity of 45.82% beat MGM Resorts International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGM Resorts International	4.33%	21.08%	1.92%
Las Vegas Sands	12.80%	45.82%	8.00%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MGM or LVS?

MGM Resorts International received 19 more outperform votes than Las Vegas Sands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.80% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 71.51% of users gave Las Vegas Sands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MGM Resorts International	Outperform Votes 1319 75.80%	Underperform Votes 421 24.20%
Las Vegas Sands	Outperform Votes 1300 71.51%	Underperform Votes 518 28.49%

Is MGM or LVS a better dividend stock?

MGM Resorts International pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Las Vegas Sands pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. MGM Resorts International pays out 0.4% 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. Las Vegas Sands has raised 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MGM or LVS?

Las Vegas Sands has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MGM Resorts International	$17.13B	0.53	$746.56M	$2.24	14.92
Las Vegas Sands	$11.20B	2.68	$1.45B	$1.80	23.60

Does the media prefer MGM or LVS?

In the previous week, Las Vegas Sands had 1 more articles in the media than MGM Resorts International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Las Vegas Sands and 7 mentions for MGM Resorts International. Las Vegas Sands' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat MGM Resorts International's score of 0.69 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
MGM Resorts International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Las Vegas Sands	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats MGM Resorts International on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.