MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT – Get Free Report) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
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% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations 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, suggesting a potential upside of 39.32%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $53.28, suggesting a potential upside of 32.19%. Given MakeMyTrip’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe MakeMyTrip is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares MakeMyTrip and Las Vegas Sands”s gross revenue, earnings per share 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.
Risk and Volatility
MakeMyTrip has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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.
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