Light & Wonder (LNW) Competitors

Light & Wonder (NASDAQ:LNW) and Pearson (NYSE:PSO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LNW or PSO?

Pearson has higher revenue and earnings than Light & Wonder.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Light & Wonder	$2.90B	2.89	$163M	$2.41	38.64
Pearson	$4.57B	1.81	$470.19M	N/A	N/A

Is LNW or PSO more profitable?

Light & Wonder has a net margin of 7.43% compared to Pearson's net margin of 0.00%. Light & Wonder's return on equity of 32.27% beat Pearson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Light & Wonder	7.43%	32.27%	5.58%
Pearson	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LNW or PSO?

88.1% of Light & Wonder shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Pearson shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Light & Wonder shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pearson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LNW or PSO?

Pearson received 392 more outperform votes than Light & Wonder when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 48.26% of users gave Pearson an outperform vote while only 22.45% of users gave Light & Wonder an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Light & Wonder	Outperform Votes 11 22.45%	Underperform Votes 38 77.55%
Pearson	Outperform Votes 403 48.26%	Underperform Votes 432 51.74%

Which has more volatility & risk, LNW or PSO?

Light & Wonder has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearson has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LNW or PSO?

In the previous week, Pearson had 5 more articles in the media than Light & Wonder. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Pearson and 6 mentions for Light & Wonder. Light & Wonder's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Pearson's score of 0.34 indicating that Light & Wonder is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Light & Wonder	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pearson	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate LNW or PSO?

Light & Wonder presently has a consensus price target of $95.08, suggesting a potential upside of 2.11%. Pearson has a consensus price target of $12.30, suggesting a potential upside of 0.82%. Given Light & Wonder's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Light & Wonder is more favorable than Pearson.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Light & Wonder	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Pearson	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Light & Wonder beats Pearson on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.