Reviewing Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) & CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA)

Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and CAVA Group (NYSE:CAVA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Las Vegas Sands and CAVA Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Las Vegas Sands	1	9	10	0	2.45
CAVA Group	0	10	16	1	2.67

Las Vegas Sands presently has a consensus price target of $59.84, indicating a potential upside of 45.77%. CAVA Group has a consensus price target of $89.44, indicating a potential upside of 79.71%. Given CAVA Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CAVA Group is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Las Vegas Sands	12.59%	133.90%	9.99%
CAVA Group	4.82%	8.28%	4.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.2% of CAVA Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of CAVA Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Las Vegas Sands and CAVA Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Las Vegas Sands	$13.02 billion	2.04	$1.63 billion	$2.57	15.97
CAVA Group	$1.18 billion	4.93	$63.74 million	$0.55	90.49

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

Volatility and Risk

Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CAVA Group has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

CAVA Group beats Las Vegas Sands on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About CAVA Group

CAVA Group, Inc. owns and operates a chain of restaurants under the CAVA brand in the United States. The company also offers dips, spreads, and dressings through grocery stores. In addition, the company provides online and mobile ordering platforms. Cava Group, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.