Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) vs. Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) Head to Head Review

Roblox (NYSE:RBLX) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Roblox 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
Roblox	$4.89 billion	6.52	-$1.07 billion	($1.58)	-30.07
Las Vegas Sands	$13.02 billion	2.35	$1.63 billion	$2.70	17.08

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Roblox. Roblox is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Las Vegas Sands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Roblox and Las Vegas Sands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roblox	1	10	18	1	2.63
Las Vegas Sands	0	7	11	0	2.61

Roblox presently has a consensus target price of $85.85, suggesting a potential upside of 80.70%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus target price of $62.31, suggesting a potential upside of 35.10%. Given Roblox’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Roblox is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.5% of Roblox shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Roblox shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Roblox has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Roblox and Las Vegas Sands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roblox	-20.69%	-277.69%	-11.74%
Las Vegas Sands	12.59%	117.08%	9.80%

Summary

Roblox beats Las Vegas Sands on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Roblox

Roblox Corporation develops and operates an online entertainment platform in the United States and internationally. It offers Roblox Studio, a free toolset that allows developers and creators to build, publish, and operate 3D experiences, and other content; Roblox Client, an application that allows users to explore 3D experience; and Roblox Cloud, which provides services and infrastructure that power the platform. Roblox Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

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.