Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR – Get Free Report) and Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Corsair Gaming and Las Vegas Sands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corsair Gaming | $1.32 billion | 0.42 | -$99.18 million | ($0.34) | -15.21 |
| Las Vegas Sands | $13.02 billion | 2.94 | $1.63 billion | $2.34 | 24.38 |
Volatility and Risk
Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Las Vegas Sands has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by institutional investors. 58.4% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Las Vegas Sands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Corsair Gaming and Las Vegas Sands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corsair Gaming | -2.46% | 3.37% | 1.66% |
| Las Vegas Sands | 12.50% | 91.40% | 9.63% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Corsair Gaming and Las Vegas Sands, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corsair Gaming | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.38 |
| Las Vegas Sands | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2.67 |
Corsair Gaming currently has a consensus price target of $8.79, indicating a potential upside of 69.94%. Las Vegas Sands has a consensus price target of $68.61, indicating a potential upside of 20.28%. Given Corsair Gaming’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Corsair Gaming is more favorable than Las Vegas Sands.
Summary
Las Vegas Sands beats Corsair Gaming on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Corsair Gaming
Corsair Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells gaming and streaming peripherals, components and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It offers gamer and creator peripherals, including gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, controllers, and streaming products, such as capture cards, stream decks, microphones and audio interfaces, facecam streaming cameras, studio accessories, gaming furniture, and other related products. The company also provides gaming components and systems comprising power supply units, cooling solutions, computer cases, and DRAM modules, as well as prebuilt and custom-built gaming PCs and laptops, gaming monitors, and others; and PC gaming software comprising iCUE for gamers and Elgato streaming suite for content creators, as well as digital services. It sells its products through e-retail, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels and distributors. Corsair Gaming, Inc. was formerly known as Corsair Components (Cayman) Ltd and changed its name to Corsair Gaming, Inc in August 2017. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Milpitas, 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.
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