Head-To-Head Contrast: Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) & Sands China (OTCMKTS:SCHYY)

Civeo (NYSE:CVEO) and Sands China (OTCMKTS:SCHYY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Civeo and Sands China’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Civeo	-5.25%	-12.76%	-6.69%
Sands China	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Civeo and Sands China”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Civeo	$634.03 million	0.41	-$17.07 million	($2.43)	-8.56
Sands China	$7.08 billion	2.97	$1.05 billion	N/A	N/A

Sands China has higher revenue and earnings than Civeo.

Risk and Volatility

Civeo has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sands China has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Civeo and Sands China, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Civeo	2	0	1	0	1.67
Sands China	0	3	0	1	2.50

Civeo currently has a consensus target price of $27.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.80%. Given Civeo’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Civeo is more favorable than Sands China.

Dividends

Civeo pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Sands China pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Civeo pays out -41.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Civeo has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Civeo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

81.4% of Civeo shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Civeo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

About Civeo

Civeo Corporation provides hospitality services to the natural resource industry in Canada, Australia, and the United States. The company develops lodges and villages; and mobile assets, including modular, skid-mounted accommodation, and central facilities that provide short to medium-term accommodation needs. It offers food, housekeeping, and maintenance services, as well as laundry, facility management and maintenance, water and wastewater treatment, power generation, communication systems, security, and logistics services, and camp management services. In addition, the company provides development activities for workforce accommodation facilities, including site selection, permitting, engineering and design, manufacturing management, and site construction services, as well as lodging and catering services. It serves oil, mining, engineering, and oilfield and mining service companies. Civeo Corporation was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

About Sands China

Sands China Ltd. develops, owns, and operates integrated resorts and casinos in Macao. It owns and operates The Venetian Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao resort, The Plaza Macao, and The Sands Macao casino; the Cotai Expo, a convention and exhibition hall; and the Cotai Arena and the Londoner Arena entertainment venues, as well as Cotai Water Jet ferry for leisure and business travelers. It also offers ferry transportation and leasing services, and pontoon leasing; gaming and other related activities; travel and tourism agency services; security services; human resources administration services; and mall management services, as well as outsourcing services, including information technology, accounting, hotel management, and marketing. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Taipa, Macau. Sands China Ltd. is a subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corp.