Las Vegas Sands vs Wynn Resorts
LVS and WYNN side by side, both in hotels and motels. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How LVS and WYNN compare
Las Vegas Sands is the larger company, worth 3.1 times as much as Wynn Resorts ($23.9B against $7.7B).
On earnings, Las Vegas Sands is cheaper: it trades at 14.4× trailing earnings, against 17.9× for Wynn Resorts.
Las Vegas Sands grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.1% versus 6.4% for Wynn Resorts).
Las Vegas Sands keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.6% compared with 6.1% at Wynn Resorts.
Both pay dividends: Las Vegas Sands yields 3.1% and Wynn Resorts 1.3%.
Las Vegas Sands scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for Wynn Resorts), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | LVS | WYNN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $23.9B | $7.7B |
| Share price | $36.97 | $74.66 |
| Change, 1 year | −37.1% | −38.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −13.3% | −23.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.83 | 1.02 |
| Employees | 42K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 16 (better) | 12 |
| Valuation score | 5 | 5 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 14.4× (better) | 17.9× |
| P/S | 1.7× | 1.0× (better) |
| P/B | 41.2× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.2× (better) | 8.9× |
| P/FCF | 8.9× (better) | 9.7× |
| FCF yield | 11.3% (better) | 10.3% |
| Fair value | $52.71 | $90.69 |
| Margin of safety | 29.9% (better) | 17.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.1% (better) | 6.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 34.7% (better) | 27.8% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.3% (better) | 16.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 29.8% (better) | 16.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 21.5% (better) | 15.7% |
| Net margin | 12.6% (better) | 6.1% |
| FCF margin | 19.7% (better) | 10.7% |
| Return on equity | 134% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 18.4% (better) | 11.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 26.27 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.71 (better) | 5.07 |
| Interest coverage | 3.9× (better) | 1.9× |
| Current ratio | 1.00 (better) | 0.91 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.28 (better) | 1.03 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.1% (better) | 1.3% |
| Payout ratio | 54.3% | 40.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.8% | – |
| Buyback yield | 10.6% (better) | 2.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 13.7% (better) | 3.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 41.6% | 72.2% |
| Held by insiders | 66.5% | 13.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$243M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 8.5% | 10.9% |
Go deeper
- LVS stock overview
- LVS income statement
- LVS valuation and score
- WYNN stock overview
- WYNN income statement
- WYNN valuation and score
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