Southwest Airlines Co vs Las Vegas Sands Corp. — how do they compare? Southwest Airlines Co trades at $45.21 (market cap $22.27B), while Las Vegas Sands Corp. trades at $45.83 (market cap $29.44B). The key difference: Las Vegas Sands Corp. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Las Vegas Sands Corp. pays the higher dividend (2.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LUV | LVS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $22.27B | $29.44B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $54.80 | $69.49 |
52-Week Low | $29.67 | $44.78 |
Enterprise Value | $25.37B | $41.33B |
Dividend Yield | 1.58% | 2.64% |
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Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic carrier in the United States, as measured by the number of originating passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite expanding into longer routes and business travel, the airline still specializes in short-haul leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.
Read more on LUV →Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Londoner, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian in Macao, and the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Its Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas in the U.S. asets were sold to Apollo and VICI for $6.25 billion in 2022. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore in 2026. After the sale of its Vegas assets, the company will generate all its EBITDA from Asia, with its casino operations generating the majority of sales.
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