VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI – Get Free Report) and HG (OTCMKTS:STLY – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and profitability.
Risk and Volatility
VICI Properties has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HG has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of HG shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.7% of HG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VICI Properties | $4.01 billion | 7.13 | $2.78 billion | $2.92 | 9.15 |
| HG | $14.74 million | 1.54 | $1.53 million | $0.54 | 8.33 |
VICI Properties has higher revenue and earnings than HG. HG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VICI Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for VICI Properties and HG, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VICI Properties | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.50 |
| HG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
VICI Properties presently has a consensus price target of $32.86, indicating a potential upside of 22.99%. Given VICI Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VICI Properties is more favorable than HG.
Profitability
This table compares VICI Properties and HG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VICI Properties | 76.83% | 11.05% | 6.66% |
| HG | 14.64% | 5.56% | 4.34% |
Summary
VICI Properties beats HG on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VICI Properties
VICI Properties Inc. is an S&P 500 experiential real estate investment trust that owns one of the largest portfolios of market-leading gaming, hospitality and entertainment destinations, including Caesars Palace Las Vegas, MGM Grand and the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, three of the most iconic entertainment facilities on the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties owns 93 experiential assets across a geographically diverse portfolio consisting of 54 gaming properties and 39 other experiential properties across the United States and Canada. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 127 million square feet and features approximately 60,300 hotel rooms and over 500 restaurants, bars, nightclubs and sportsbooks. Its properties are occupied by industry-leading gaming, leisure and hospitality operators under long-term, triple-net lease agreements. VICI Properties has a growing array of real estate and financing partnerships with leading operators in other experiential sectors, including Bowlero, Cabot, Canyon Ranch, Chelsea Piers, Great Wolf Resorts, Homefield, and Kalahari Resorts. VICI Properties also owns four championship golf courses and 33 acres of undeveloped and underdeveloped land adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip. VICI Properties’ goal is to create the highest quality and most productive experiential real estate portfolio through a strategy of partnering with the highest quality experiential place makers and operators.
About HG
HG Holdings, Inc. engages in the title insurance and real estate businesses in the United States. It operates through four segments: Title Insurance Services, Reinsurance, Management Services, and Real Estate. The company provides title insurance, closing and/or escrow, and similar or related services in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions. It also owns and operates a portfolio of single-tenant properties leased for the occupancy by U.S. government tenant agencies and sub-agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Veterans affairs, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Transportation. In addition, the company provides excess-of-loss reinsurance coverage related to catastrophic weather risk in Texas; and management advisory services, such as formation, operational, and restructuring services. The company was formerly known as Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. and changed its name to HG Holdings, Inc. in March 2018. HG Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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