MGM vs. CZR, BYD, LVS, HTHT, H, IHG, CHH, WH, HLT, and FOX
Should you be buying MGM Resorts International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MGM Resorts International include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Las Vegas Sands (LVS), H World Group (HTHT), Hyatt Hotels (H), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Hilton Worldwide (HLT), and FOX (FOX). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
MGM Resorts International has higher revenue and earnings than Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MGM Resorts International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
MGM Resorts International has a net margin of 7.07% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of 6.82%. MGM Resorts International's return on equity of 20.51% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.
68.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of MGM Resorts International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
MGM Resorts International currently has a consensus price target of $55.34, indicating a potential upside of 34.72%. Caesars Entertainment has a consensus price target of $57.36, indicating a potential upside of 56.69%. Given Caesars Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than MGM Resorts International.
MGM Resorts International received 857 more outperform votes than Caesars Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.67% of users gave MGM Resorts International an outperform vote while only 59.20% of users gave Caesars Entertainment an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 17 more articles in the media than MGM Resorts International. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 6 mentions for MGM Resorts International. MGM Resorts International's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Caesars Entertainment's score of 0.33 indicating that MGM Resorts International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MGM Resorts International has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its stock price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.81, suggesting that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
MGM Resorts International beats Caesars Entertainment on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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