Financial Comparison: Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) & Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS)

Motorsport Games (NASDAQ:MSGM) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.7% of Motorsport Games shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of Motorsport Games shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Motorsport Games and Las Vegas Sands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Motorsport Games	0	0	0	0	0.00
Las Vegas Sands	0	5	10	1	2.75

Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $58.3333, indicating a potential upside of 7.31%. Given Las Vegas Sands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Las Vegas Sands is more favorable than Motorsport Games.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Motorsport Games and Las Vegas Sands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Motorsport Games	$8.69 million	2.31	-$2.75 million	$0.31	11.19
Las Vegas Sands	$11.30 billion	3.30	$1.45 billion	$1.98	27.45

Las Vegas Sands has higher revenue and earnings than Motorsport Games. Motorsport Games 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Motorsport Games	7.63%	28.87%	8.54%
Las Vegas Sands	12.16%	55.37%	7.89%

Volatility and Risk

Motorsport Games has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Las Vegas Sands beats Motorsport Games on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Motorsport Games

Motorsport Games Inc. develops and publishes multi-platform racing video games in the United States. It operates through Gaming and Esports segments. The company offers rFactor 2, a realistic racing simulation game; NASCAR Heat Mobile, a racing experience for mobile devices; NASCAR Heat 3, NASCAR Heat 4, NASCAR Heat 5, NASCAR Heat Ultimate Edition, and NASCAR 21: Ignition, which are racing video games; KartKraft, a kart racing simulator; NASCAR Rivals, a racing video game; and Le Mans Ultimate, a official game of the FIA World Endurance Championship and 24 Hours of Le Mans. It also organizes and facilitates esports tournaments, competitions, and events for its licensed racing games, as well as on behalf of third-party racing game developers and publishers. The company offers its products for game consoles, personal computer, and mobile platforms through various retail and digital channels, including full-game and downloadable content. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Motorsport Games Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Motorsport Network LLC.

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.