Boyd Gaming Corp vs Vail Resorts Inc

Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD) is undervalued and Vail Resorts Inc (MTN) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BYD trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +73%, against -30% for MTN.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Boyd Gaming Corp (BYD)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.4% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $270.05; the price of $72.08 is 73% below that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Vail Resorts Inc (MTN)

Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $107.16; the price of $138.98 is 30% above that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricBYDMTN
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$72.08$138.98
Intrinsic value$270.05$107.16
Margin of safety+73%-30%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$5.2B$5.0B
Revenue growth, 5 years13.4%8.6%
Operating margin18.7%16.1%
Net margin44.3%5.4%
Return on equity93.3%21.0%
Debt to equity1.305.90
P/E3.2x31.6x
Forward P/E9.3x22.7x
P/B2.1x9.0x
Dividend yield1.1%6.4%

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