Head-To-Head Analysis: Boyd Gaming (BYD) & Its Competitors

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) is one of 382 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Boyd Gaming to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Boyd Gaming and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Gaming	0	8	7	1	2.56
Boyd Gaming Competitors	3789	17180	25454	901	2.50

Boyd Gaming currently has a consensus price target of $89.46, suggesting a potential upside of 22.99%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 60.60%. Given Boyd Gaming’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boyd Gaming has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Boyd Gaming and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boyd Gaming	$4.09 billion	$1.84 billion	10.99
Boyd Gaming Competitors	$3.31 billion	$247.14 million	-148.55

Boyd Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Boyd Gaming is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Gaming’s rivals have a beta of 1.63, indicating that their average stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Boyd Gaming and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Gaming	12.29%	22.32%	8.48%
Boyd Gaming Competitors	2.33%	-40.13%	2.12%

Dividends

Boyd Gaming pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Boyd Gaming pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.3% and pay out 37.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Boyd Gaming has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Summary

Boyd Gaming beats its rivals on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Boyd Gaming Company Profile

Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company operates through Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, Midwest & South, and Online segments. It also engages in owning and operating a travel agency. Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.