Head-To-Head Survey: Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) and Chilco River (OTCMKTS:CRVH)

Chilco River (OTCMKTS:CRVH) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Chilco River and Wynn Resorts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chilco River	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wynn Resorts	$7.14 billion	1.45	$327.33 million	$3.35	29.76

Wynn Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Chilco River.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Chilco River and Wynn Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chilco River	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wynn Resorts	1	1	16	1	2.89

Wynn Resorts has a consensus price target of $135.94, indicating a potential upside of 36.35%. Given Wynn Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wynn Resorts is more favorable than Chilco River.

Volatility & Risk

Chilco River has a beta of 11.05, suggesting that its stock price is 1,005% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wynn Resorts has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Chilco River and Wynn Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chilco River	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wynn Resorts	5.14%	-42.03%	3.53%

Summary

Wynn Resorts beats Chilco River on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chilco River

Chilco River Holdings, Inc. engages in developing products for the consumable products market. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.

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.