BYD vs. PENN, CZR, WYNN, MGM, RRR, CHH, WH, TNL, MLCO, and ATAT
Should you be buying Boyd Gaming stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Boyd Gaming include PENN Entertainment (PENN), Caesars Entertainment (CZR), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Choice Hotels International (CHH), Wyndham Hotels & Resorts (WH), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), and Atour Lifestyle (ATAT). These companies are all part of the "hotels & motels" industry.
Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) and PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.
PENN Entertainment received 181 more outperform votes than Boyd Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.54% of users gave PENN Entertainment an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave Boyd Gaming an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Boyd Gaming had 22 more articles in the media than PENN Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Boyd Gaming and 17 mentions for PENN Entertainment. PENN Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Boyd Gaming's score of -0.17 indicating that PENN Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Boyd Gaming has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PENN Entertainment. PENN Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of PENN Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 27.9% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of PENN Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Boyd Gaming presently has a consensus price target of $72.20, indicating a potential upside of 33.11%. PENN Entertainment has a consensus price target of $28.36, indicating a potential upside of 89.05%. Given PENN Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PENN Entertainment is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.
Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 14.91% compared to PENN Entertainment's net margin of -7.70%. Boyd Gaming's return on equity of 34.77% beat PENN Entertainment's return on equity.
Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PENN Entertainment has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its share price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Boyd Gaming and PENN Entertainment tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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