Head to Head Comparison: Century Casinos (CNTY) & Its Rivals

Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Century Casinos to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Century Casinos and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Casinos	-9.62%	-3,789.52%	-4.93%
Century Casinos Competitors	2.25%	-42.24%	2.07%

Volatility and Risk

Century Casinos has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Casinos’ rivals have a beta of 1.62, indicating that their average share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Century Casinos and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Casinos	$580.95 million	-$61.42 million	-0.37
Century Casinos Competitors	$3.42 billion	$247.14 million	-163.56

Century Casinos’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Century Casinos. Century Casinos is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Century Casinos and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	1	0	1	0	2.00
Century Casinos Competitors	3774	17131	25354	898	2.50

Century Casinos presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 315.51%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 63.56%. Given Century Casinos’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

Century Casinos rivals beat Century Casinos on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Century Casinos Company Profile

Century Casinos, Inc. operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.