Reviewing Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN)

Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK – Get Free Report) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN – 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 analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Playtika has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wynn Resorts has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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Profitability

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

Dividends

Playtika pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Wynn Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Playtika pays out -51.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wynn Resorts pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Wynn Resorts has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Playtika is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Playtika and Wynn Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Playtika presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.27%. Wynn Resorts has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.42%. Given Wynn Resorts’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wynn Resorts is more favorable than Playtika.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.9% of Playtika shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Playtika shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Wynn Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

Wynn Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Playtika. Playtika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Wynn Resorts beats Playtika on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Playtika

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Playtika Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia pacific, and internationally. The company owns a portfolio of casual and social casino-themed games. It distributes its games to the end customer through various web and mobile platforms and direct-to-consumer platforms. Playtika Holding Corp. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel. Playtika Holding Corp. is a subsidiary of Playtika Holding UK II Limited.

About Wynn Resorts

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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.

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