Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS – Get Free Report) and Roblox (NYSE:RBLX – Get Free Report) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Volatility & Risk
Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Roblox has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Las Vegas Sands and Roblox, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Las Vegas Sands | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 2.47 |
| Roblox | 1 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2.63 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Roblox shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Roblox shares are held 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Las Vegas Sands and Roblox”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Las Vegas Sands | $13.02 billion | 2.48 | $1.63 billion | $2.57 | 19.40 |
| Roblox | $4.89 billion | 6.68 | -$1.07 billion | ($1.58) | -30.78 |
Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Roblox. Roblox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Las Vegas Sands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Las Vegas Sands and Roblox’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Las Vegas Sands | 12.59% | 133.90% | 9.99% |
| Roblox | -20.69% | -277.69% | -11.74% |
Summary
Roblox beats Las Vegas Sands on 8 of the 15 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 Roblox
Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform in the United States and internationally. It offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D experience; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the platform. Roblox Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
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