CZR vs. BYD, WYNN, MGM, PENN, CHH, WH, HTHT, TNL, MLCO, and ATAT
Should you be buying Caesars Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caesars Entertainment include Boyd Gaming (BYD), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), H World Group (HTHT), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), and Atour Lifestyle (ATAT).
Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) 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 dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Boyd Gaming had 6 more articles in the media than Caesars Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Boyd Gaming and 23 mentions for Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Boyd Gaming's score of -0.13 indicating that Caesars Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Caesars Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Boyd Gaming. Boyd Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caesars Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.81, meaning that its stock price is 181% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Caesars Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $57.36, indicating a potential upside of 56.69%. Boyd Gaming has a consensus price target of $72.20, indicating a potential upside of 35.77%. Given Caesars Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.
Boyd Gaming received 171 more outperform votes than Caesars Entertainment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.92% of users gave Boyd Gaming an outperform vote while only 59.20% of users gave Caesars Entertainment an outperform vote.
Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 16.58% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of 6.82%. Boyd Gaming's return on equity of 36.97% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.
Summary
Caesars Entertainment and Boyd Gaming tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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