Analyst Ratings
Century Casinos (NASDAQ: CNTY) and Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitabiliy, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Century Casinos and Las Vegas Sands Corp., as reported by MarketBeat.
Century Casinos currently has a consensus target price of $9.30, indicating a potential upside of 25.68%. Las Vegas Sands Corp. has a consensus target price of $61.07, indicating a potential downside of 4.79%. Given Century Casinos’ higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands Corp..
Institutional and Insider Ownership
73.3% of Century Casinos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Las Vegas Sands Corp. shares are held by institutional investors. 13.7% of Century Casinos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Las Vegas Sands Corp. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Century Casinos and Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Volatility & Risk
Century Casinos has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands Corp. has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Century Casinos and Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has higher revenue and earnings than Century Casinos. Century Casinos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Las Vegas Sands Corp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Las Vegas Sands Corp. pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Century Casinos does not pay a dividend. Las Vegas Sands Corp. pays out 127.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Las Vegas Sands Corp. has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands Corp. beats Century Casinos on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Century Casinos
Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment company. The Company develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant and entertainment facilities around the world. Its segments include Canada, the United States, Poland, and Corporate and Other. The Canada segment consists of Century Casino & Hotel-Edmonton; Century Casino Calgary; Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, and Century Bets! Inc. (Century Bets). The United States segment comprises Century Casino & Hotel-Central City, and Century Casino & Hotel-Cripple Creek. The Poland segment consists of Casinos Poland. The Corporate and Other segment comprises Cruise Ships and other. The Company owns casino operations in North America; holds interest in casinos throughout Poland; holds a racetrack and entertainment center (REC) in Canada and the pari-mutuel off-track betting network in southern Alberta; manages a casino in Aruba, and provides gaming services in Argentina.
About Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Las Vegas Sands Corp. is a developer of destination properties (integrated resorts) that feature accommodations, gaming, entertainment and retail, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants and other amenities. The Company owns and operates integrated resorts in Asia and the United States. The Company’s principal operating and developmental activities occur in three geographic areas: Macao, Singapore and the United States. In Macao, the Company’s segments include The Venetian Macao; Sands Cotai Central; The Parisian Macao; Four Seasons Macao; Sands Macao, and Other Asia (comprises the Company’s ferry operations and various other operations). In Singapore, the Company’s segments include Marina Bay Sands. In the United States, the Company’s segments include Las Vegas Operating Properties and Sands Bethlehem. The Company also offers players club loyalty programs at its properties, which provides access to rewards, privileges and members-only events.
