Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN – Get Free Report) and PLAYSTUDIOS (NASDAQ:MYPS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of PLAYSTUDIOS 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Wynn Resorts and PLAYSTUDIOS”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Wynn Resorts | $7.14 billion | 1.49 | $327.33 million | $3.00 | 34.01 |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | $235.10 million | 0.26 | -$28.64 million | ($0.22) | -2.18 |
Wynn Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than PLAYSTUDIOS. PLAYSTUDIOS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Wynn Resorts and PLAYSTUDIOS, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Wynn Resorts | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2.88 |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Wynn Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $138.87, suggesting a potential upside of 36.10%. PLAYSTUDIOS has a consensus price target of $1.25, suggesting a potential upside of 160.42%. Given PLAYSTUDIOS’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PLAYSTUDIOS is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.
Profitability
This table compares Wynn Resorts and PLAYSTUDIOS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Wynn Resorts | 4.59% | -39.05% | 3.41% |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | -12.18% | -10.75% | -8.43% |
Risk and Volatility
Wynn Resorts has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLAYSTUDIOS has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Wynn Resorts beats PLAYSTUDIOS on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts, Limited designs, develops, and operates integrated resorts. The company operates through four segments: Wynn Palace, Wynn Macau, Las Vegas Operations, and Encore Boston Harbor. The Wynn Palace segment operates private gaming salons and sky casinos; a luxury hotel tower with suites, and villas, including a health club, spa, salon, and pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and performance lake and floral art displays. The Wynn Macau segment operates casino space with private gaming salons, sky casinos, and a poker room; a luxury hotel tower, that include health clubs, spas, a salon, and a pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and Chinese zodiac-inspired ceiling attractions. The Las Vegas Operations segment operates casino space with private gaming salons, a sky casino, a poker room, and a race and sports book; a luxury hotel tower with suites, and villas, including swimming pools, private cabanas, full-service spas and salons, and a wedding chapel; food and beverage outlets; meeting and convention space; retail space; and theaters, nightclubs, a beach club. The Encore Boston Harbor segment operates casino space with gaming areas, and a poker room; a luxury hotel tower including a spa and salon; food and beverage outlets and a nightclub; retail space; meeting and convention space; and a waterfront park, floral displays, and water shuttle service. Wynn Resorts, Limited was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About PLAYSTUDIOS
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. develops and publishes free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms in the United States and internationally. The company's game portfolio includes a diverse range of titles comprising social casino, card, puzzle, and adventure games. It also offers POP! Slots, myVEGAS Slots, my KONAMI Slots, MGM Slots Live, myVEGAS Blackjack, myVEGAS Bingo, Tetris, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Jumbline 2, Sudoku, and Mahjong games. PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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