MTN vs. IGT, MSGS, SEAS, FUN, DKNG, ROKU, LBTYK, CHDN, LBTYA, and NWSA
Should you be buying Vail Resorts stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vail Resorts include International Game Technology (IGT), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS), Cedar Fair (FUN), DraftKings (DKNG), Roku (ROKU), Liberty Global (LBTYK), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Liberty Global (LBTYA), and News (NWSA). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.
Vail Resorts vs.
International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.
Vail Resorts has a net margin of 11.88% compared to International Game Technology's net margin of 6.51%. International Game Technology's return on equity of 27.89% beat Vail Resorts' return on equity.
Vail Resorts received 139 more outperform votes than International Game Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.21% of users gave Vail Resorts an outperform vote while only 62.81% of users gave International Game Technology an outperform vote.
International Game Technology currently has a consensus target price of $37.20, suggesting a potential upside of 46.17%. Vail Resorts has a consensus target price of $263.13, suggesting a potential upside of 18.85%. Given International Game Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Vail Resorts.
Vail Resorts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than International Game Technology. International Game Technology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vail Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Game Technology has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Vail Resorts had 4 more articles in the media than International Game Technology. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vail Resorts and 6 mentions for International Game Technology. International Game Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Vail Resorts' score of -0.14 indicating that International Game Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
International Game Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Vail Resorts pays an annual dividend of $7.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. International Game Technology pays out 59.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vail Resorts pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vail Resorts has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Vail Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
44.3% of International Game Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.1% of Vail Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Vail Resorts beats International Game Technology on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MTN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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