Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) & MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) Head-To-Head Survey

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

Risk & Volatility

MakeMyTrip has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.9% of MakeMyTrip shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of MakeMyTrip shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares MakeMyTrip and Las Vegas Sands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MakeMyTrip	3.91%	-312.82%	8.92%
Las Vegas Sands	11.85%	177.43%	9.31%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares MakeMyTrip and Las Vegas Sands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MakeMyTrip	$1.04 billion	4.67	$51.80 million	$0.20	259.30
Las Vegas Sands	$13.02 billion	1.94	$1.63 billion	$2.44	16.52

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than MakeMyTrip. Las Vegas Sands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MakeMyTrip, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for MakeMyTrip and Las Vegas Sands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MakeMyTrip	0	2	5	0	2.71
Las Vegas Sands	1	9	10	0	2.45

MakeMyTrip currently has a consensus target price of $72.25, indicating a potential upside of 39.32%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $53.28, indicating a potential upside of 32.19%. Given MakeMyTrip’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe MakeMyTrip is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

About MakeMyTrip

MakeMyTrip Limited, an online travel company, sells travel products and solutions in India, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Peru, Colombia, Vietnam, and Indonesia. The company operates through three segments: Air Ticketing, Hotels and Packages, and Bus Ticketing. Its services and products include air tickets; hotels and packages; rail tickets; bus tickets; and car hire, as well as ancillary travel requirements, such as visa processing and facilitating access to travel insurance. The company allows travelers to research, plan, book, and purchase travel services and products through its websites, such as makemytrip.com, goibibo.com, redbus.in, makemytrip.com.sg, and makemytrip.ae; and other technology-enhanced distribution channels, such as call centers, travel stores, and travel agents network, as well as mobile service platform. The company serves leisure and corporate travelers. MakeMyTrip Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Gurugram, India.

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.