Reviewing Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Codere Online Luxembourg (NASDAQ:CDRO)

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Codere Online Luxembourg (NASDAQ:CDRO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Las Vegas Sands and Codere Online Luxembourg, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Las Vegas Sands	0	7	11	0	2.61
Codere Online Luxembourg	0	3	0	0	2.00

Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $68.28, indicating a potential upside of 33.10%. Codere Online Luxembourg has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.87%. Given Las Vegas Sands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Codere Online Luxembourg.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Codere Online Luxembourg shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Codere Online Luxembourg shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Las Vegas Sands and Codere Online Luxembourg”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Las Vegas Sands	$13.02 billion	2.61	$1.63 billion	$2.70	19.00
Codere Online Luxembourg	$210.41 million	1.99	$1.46 million	N/A	N/A

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Codere Online Luxembourg.

Profitability

This table compares Las Vegas Sands and Codere Online Luxembourg’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Las Vegas Sands	13.41%	118.27%	10.52%
Codere Online Luxembourg	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility & Risk

Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Codere Online Luxembourg has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats Codere Online Luxembourg on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Las Vegas Sands

Las Vegas Sands Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts in Macao and Singapore. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, the Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip, and the Sands Macao in Macao, the People’s Republic of China; and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. The company’s integrated resorts feature accommodations, gaming, entertainment and retail malls, convention and exhibition facilities, celebrity chef restaurants, and other amenities. Las Vegas Sands Corp. was founded in 1988 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Codere Online Luxembourg

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. operates as an online casino gaming and sports betting company. It also offers online casino wagering products and services, as well as online gambling and other online services. The company offers its products under the Codere and Greenplay brand names. It primarily operates in Spain, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Austria, Malta, Panama, and Argentina. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.