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.
PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) 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 valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
91.7% of PENN Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of PENN Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, PENN Entertainment had 21 more articles in the media than Boyd Gaming. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for PENN Entertainment and 16 mentions for Boyd Gaming. Boyd Gaming's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat PENN Entertainment's score of 0.18 indicating that PENN Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 14.91% compared to Boyd Gaming's net margin of -17.77%. PENN Entertainment's return on equity of 34.77% beat Boyd Gaming's return on equity.
PENN Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $25.92, suggesting a potential upside of 71.39%. Boyd Gaming has a consensus target price of $72.20, suggesting a potential upside of 33.41%. Given Boyd Gaming's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe PENN Entertainment is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.
PENN Entertainment has a beta of 2.06, indicating that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.
PENN Entertainment received 183 more outperform votes than Boyd Gaming when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.42% of users gave PENN Entertainment an outperform vote while only 59.86% of users gave Boyd Gaming an outperform vote.
Boyd Gaming has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
Summary
PENN Entertainment beats Boyd Gaming on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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