Super League Enterprise (NASDAQ:SLE – Get Free Report) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.1% of Super League Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Super League Enterprise shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Super League Enterprise and Boyd Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Super League Enterprise | -130.97% | N/A | -156.77% |
| Boyd Gaming | 46.02% | 34.63% | 9.34% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Super League Enterprise | $16.18 million | 0.32 | -$16.64 million | ($418.01) | -0.01 |
| Boyd Gaming | $3.93 billion | 1.66 | $577.95 million | $22.88 | 3.65 |
Boyd Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than Super League Enterprise. Super League Enterprise is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Super League Enterprise has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Super League Enterprise and Boyd Gaming, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Super League Enterprise | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Boyd Gaming | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2.33 |
Boyd Gaming has a consensus price target of $92.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Given Boyd Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Boyd Gaming is more favorable than Super League Enterprise.
Summary
Boyd Gaming beats Super League Enterprise on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Super League Enterprise
Super League Enterprise, Inc. creates and publishes content and media solutions across immersive platforms in the United States and internationally. The company offers access to audiences who gather in immersive digital spaces to socialize, play, explore, collaborate, shop, learn, and create. It also provides a range of development, distribution, monetization, and optimization capabilities designed to engage users through dynamic and energized programs. Its proprietary cloud-based platform offers dynamic media technology; metaverse game experience and tournament technology; and fully remote production and livestream broadcast technology. In addition, the company operates Minecraft server world for more casual players on consoles and tablets. Further, it sells on-platform media and analytics products, and influencer marketing campaign sales to third-party brands and agencies; game development and custom game experiences within its owned and affiliate game worlds; and production, curation and distribution of entertainment content for its network of digital channels and media and entertainment partner channels. The company was formerly known as Super League Gaming, Inc. and changed its name to Super League Enterprise, Inc. in September 2023. Super League Enterprise, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
About Boyd Gaming
Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company operates through Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, Midwest & South, and Online segments. It also engages in owning and operating a travel agency. Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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