Based on the aggregated intelligence of 120,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, casino operator Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) has received the distressing two-star ranking. While one-star stocks have been the worst performers, our data has shown that two-star stocks still lag the market by a significant margin and should be approached with caution. Conversely, highly rated stocks have outperformed the S&P.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Las Vegas Sands' business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Las Vegas Sands facts

Headquarters (founded)

Las Vegas (1988)

Market Cap

$2.13 billion

Industry

Resorts & Casinos

TTM Revenue

$4.35 billion

Management

CEO Sheldon Adelson (since 2004)

COO William Weidner (since 2004)

Return on Equity (average, past four years and TTM)

10.7% and (0.6%)

Competitors

Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN),

MGM Mirage (NYSE:MGM)

CAPS members bearish on LVS also bearish on:

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL),

Altria (NYSE:MO)

CAPS members bullish on LVS also bullish on:

General Motors (NYSE:GM),

Centex (NYSE:CTX)

Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, 19% of the 1,104 members who have rated Las Vegas Sands believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bears include jester112358 and CAPS All-Star Option1307.

Late last month, jester112358 tapped the stock as a highly leveraged gamble:

With a debt to equity ratio of over 4:1, its hard to imagine how they will roll over their debt in a tight credit market. Also, cash flow will decrease as consumers pay for essentials other than gambling, such as cigarette smoking.

In a pitch earlier in the month, Option1307 agrees, highlighting the Sands as an obvious losing hand:

Admittedly this stock has fallen a ton already...But bankruptcy is only a few more dumb management decisions away. I don't care if this, or the market, rallies in the near term. The economy is going to be in a drastic slump for some time to come, and thus [Las Vegas Sands] has more to fall. Flights are expensive, car trips are expensive, people are broke, they are certainly not going to the good ol' Vegas anytime soon.

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