Vail Resorts (MTN) Competitors

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MTN vs. MSGS, LTH, NCLH, CZR, and ATAT

Should you buy Vail Resorts stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Vail Resorts with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Vail Resorts include Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Life Time Group (LTH), Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), and Atour Lifestyle (ATAT). These companies are all part of the "leisure&rec svs" industry.

How does Vail Resorts compare to Madison Square Garden?

Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSGS) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Madison Square Garden has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Vail Resorts has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Madison Square Garden's net margin of -2.07%. Vail Resorts' return on equity of 29.72% beat Madison Square Garden's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Madison Square Garden	-2.07%	N/A	-1.39%
Vail Resorts	7.89%	29.72%	4.03%

Madison Square Garden currently has a consensus price target of $342.20, indicating a potential downside of 2.17%. Vail Resorts has a consensus price target of $161.82, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Vail Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Madison Square Garden.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Madison Square Garden	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Vail Resorts	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

In the previous week, Madison Square Garden had 5 more articles in the media than Vail Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Madison Square Garden and 5 mentions for Vail Resorts. Madison Square Garden's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Vail Resorts' score of 0.29 indicating that Madison Square Garden is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Madison Square Garden	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vail Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Vail Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vail 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
Madison Square Garden	$1.08B	7.80	-$22.44M	-$0.93	N/A
Vail Resorts	$2.92B	1.52	$280M	$6.13	20.31

68.9% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of Madison Square Garden shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Vail Resorts beats Madison Square Garden on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vail Resorts compare to Life Time Group?

Life Time Group (NYSE:LTH) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Life Time Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vail Resorts. Life Time Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vail 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
Life Time Group	$3.08B	2.34	$373.67M	$1.71	18.90
Vail Resorts	$2.92B	1.52	$280M	$6.13	20.31

Life Time Group presently has a consensus target price of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.31%. Vail Resorts has a consensus target price of $161.82, suggesting a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Vail Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Life Time Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Life Time Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Vail Resorts	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

79.4% of Life Time Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Life Time Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Life Time Group has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Life Time Group has a net margin of 12.56% compared to Vail Resorts' net margin of 7.89%. Vail Resorts' return on equity of 29.72% beat Life Time Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Life Time Group	12.56%	10.10%	3.91%
Vail Resorts	7.89%	29.72%	4.03%

In the previous week, Life Time Group had 5 more articles in the media than Vail Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Life Time Group and 5 mentions for Vail Resorts. Life Time Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Vail Resorts' score of 0.29 indicating that Life Time Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Life Time Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vail Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Life Time Group beats Vail Resorts on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vail Resorts compare to Norwegian Cruise Line?

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

69.6% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Norwegian Cruise Line shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus target price of $21.41, indicating a potential upside of 35.90%. Vail Resorts has a consensus target price of $161.82, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Norwegian Cruise Line's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Norwegian Cruise Line is more favorable than Vail Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Norwegian Cruise Line	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Vail Resorts	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Vail Resorts has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Norwegian Cruise Line's net margin of 5.66%. Norwegian Cruise Line's return on equity of 47.84% beat Vail Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Norwegian Cruise Line	5.66%	47.84%	4.46%
Vail Resorts	7.89%	29.72%	4.03%

Norwegian Cruise Line has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Norwegian Cruise Line had 28 more articles in the media than Vail Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Norwegian Cruise Line and 5 mentions for Vail Resorts. Vail Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Norwegian Cruise Line's score of 0.19 indicating that Vail Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Norwegian Cruise Line	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vail Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Norwegian Cruise Line has higher revenue and earnings than Vail Resorts. Norwegian Cruise Line is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vail 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
Norwegian Cruise Line	$10.03B	0.72	$423.25M	$1.19	13.24
Vail Resorts	$2.92B	1.52	$280M	$6.13	20.31

Summary

Norwegian Cruise Line beats Vail Resorts on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vail Resorts compare to Caesars Entertainment?

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Vail Resorts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vail 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
Caesars Entertainment	$11.49B	0.49	-$502M	-$2.37	N/A
Vail Resorts	$2.92B	1.52	$280M	$6.13	20.31

Vail Resorts has a net margin of 7.89% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of -4.19%. Vail Resorts' return on equity of 29.72% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caesars Entertainment	-4.19%	-7.88%	-0.95%
Vail Resorts	7.89%	29.72%	4.03%

91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment and Caesars Entertainment both had 5 articles in the media. Caesars Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Vail Resorts' score of 0.29 indicating that Caesars Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caesars Entertainment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vail Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Caesars Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $33.27, indicating a potential upside of 19.82%. Vail Resorts has a consensus price target of $161.82, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Vail Resorts' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vail Resorts is more favorable than Caesars Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caesars Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Vail Resorts	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Vail Resorts beats Caesars Entertainment on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Vail Resorts compare to Atour Lifestyle?

Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN) and Atour Lifestyle (NASDAQ:ATAT) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Vail Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Atour Lifestyle. Atour Lifestyle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vail 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
Vail Resorts	$2.92B	1.52	$280M	$6.13	20.31
Atour Lifestyle	$1.40B	3.49	$231.80M	$1.86	19.03

Vail Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $161.82, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. Atour Lifestyle has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.64%. Given Atour Lifestyle's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atour Lifestyle is more favorable than Vail Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vail Resorts	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Atour Lifestyle	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Atour Lifestyle has a net margin of 17.22% compared to Vail Resorts' net margin of 7.89%. Atour Lifestyle's return on equity of 51.75% beat Vail Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vail Resorts	7.89%	29.72%	4.03%
Atour Lifestyle	17.22%	51.75%	20.99%

94.9% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Atour Lifestyle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Vail Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Vail Resorts and Vail Resorts both had 5 articles in the media. Atour Lifestyle's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Vail Resorts' score of 0.29 indicating that Atour Lifestyle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vail Resorts	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atour Lifestyle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Vail Resorts has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atour Lifestyle has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Vail Resorts pays an annual dividend of $8.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Atour Lifestyle pays an annual dividend of $0.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Vail Resorts pays out 144.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atour Lifestyle pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vail Resorts has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Vail Resorts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Atour Lifestyle beats Vail Resorts on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Vail Resorts	LEISURE&REC SVS Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$4.44B	$7.88B	$7.19B	$22.90B
Dividend Yield	7.18%	2.83%	3.06%	4.13%
P/E Ratio	20.31	15.49	18.30	29.82
Price / Sales	1.52	7.23	3.64	89.10
Price / Cash	7.70	10.46	14.58	24.44
Price / Book	5.92	4.67	3.67	4.66
Net Income	$280M	$362.25M	$238.23M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	2.48%	-0.68%	0.11%	-0.72%
1 Month Performance	-6.09%	-6.06%	11.52%	-0.61%
1 Year Performance	-14.15%	21.28%	17.33%	26.96%

Vail Resorts Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTN Vail Resorts	4.5966 of 5 stars	$124.28 -1.8%	$161.82 +30.2%	-16.1%	$4.43B	$2.92B	20.27	6,800
MSGS Madison Square Garden	1.5509 of 5 stars	$350.98 -0.2%	$342.20 -2.5%	+80.1%	$8.46B	$1.04B	N/A	1,007
LTH Life Time Group	3.9566 of 5 stars	$33.17 -1.7%	$40.50 +22.1%	+13.0%	$7.51B	$3.00B	19.40	44,000
NCLH Norwegian Cruise Line	4.9016 of 5 stars	$15.26 -1.7%	$21.71 +42.2%	-11.8%	$7.13B	$9.83B	12.82	44,500	Trending News Analyst Forecast Options Volume Analyst Revision
CZR Caesars Entertainment	2.4004 of 5 stars	$27.62 -0.6%	$33.27 +20.4%	-6.3%	$5.66B	$11.49B	N/A	21,000	Positive News Analyst Forecast Options Volume

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Vail Resorts (MTN) Competitors

MTN vs. MSGS, LTH, NCLH, CZR, and ATAT

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Vail Resorts (MTN) Competitors

MTN vs. MSGS, LTH, NCLH, CZR, and ATAT

How does Vail Resorts compare to Madison Square Garden?

Which has more volatility & risk, MSGS or MTN?

Is MSGS or MTN more profitable?

Do analysts recommend MSGS or MTN?

Does the media prefer MSGS or MTN?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MSGS or MTN?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MSGS or MTN?

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How does Vail Resorts compare to Life Time Group?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, LTH or MTN?

Do analysts recommend LTH or MTN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LTH or MTN?

Which has more volatility and risk, LTH or MTN?

Is LTH or MTN more profitable?

Does the media favor LTH or MTN?

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How does Vail Resorts compare to Norwegian Cruise Line?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NCLH or MTN?

Do analysts rate NCLH or MTN?

Is NCLH or MTN more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, NCLH or MTN?

Does the media prefer NCLH or MTN?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NCLH or MTN?

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How does Vail Resorts compare to Caesars Entertainment?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CZR or MTN?

Is CZR or MTN more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CZR or MTN?

Which has more volatility and risk, CZR or MTN?

Does the media favor CZR or MTN?

Do analysts recommend CZR or MTN?

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How does Vail Resorts compare to Atour Lifestyle?

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTN or ATAT?

Do analysts prefer MTN or ATAT?

Is MTN or ATAT more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MTN or ATAT?

Does the media prefer MTN or ATAT?

Which has more volatility & risk, MTN or ATAT?

Is MTN or ATAT a better dividend stock?

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