Analyzing Selina Hospitality (NASDAQ:SLNA) & PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN)

Selina Hospitality (NASDAQ:SLNA) and PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Selina Hospitality and PENN Entertainment’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Selina Hospitality	$183.93 million	N/A	-$197.11 million	N/A	N/A
PENN Entertainment	$6.36 billion	0.42	-$490.00 million	($3.64)	-4.84

Selina Hospitality has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PENN Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares Selina Hospitality and PENN Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Selina Hospitality	N/A	N/A	N/A
PENN Entertainment	-7.70%	1.31%	0.30%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

91.7% of PENN Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of PENN Entertainment shares 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.

Risk & Volatility

Selina Hospitality has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PENN Entertainment has a beta of 2.06, suggesting that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Selina Hospitality and PENN Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Selina Hospitality	0	0	0	0	N/A
PENN Entertainment	0	7	9	0	2.56

PENN Entertainment has a consensus target price of $31.31, suggesting a potential upside of 77.91%. Given PENN Entertainment’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PENN Entertainment is more favorable than Selina Hospitality.

Summary

PENN Entertainment beats Selina Hospitality on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Selina Hospitality

Selina Hospitality PLC operates as a hospitality company in Australia, Asia, the United States of America, Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, Israel, and Africa. Its portfolio includes lifestyle and experiential Millennial- and Gen Z-focused hotels with 118 destinations in 24 countries across 6 continents. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About PENN Entertainment

PENN Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. The company operates through five segments: Northeast, South, West, Midwest, and Interactive. It operates online sports betting in various jurisdictions; and iCasino under Hollywood Casino, L'Auberge, ESPN BET, and theScore Bet Sportsbook and Casino brands. The company's portfolio also includes PENN Play, customer loyalty program, which offers a set of rewards and experiences for business channels. In addition, it owns various trademarks and service marks, including Ameristar, Argosy, Boomtown, Hollywood Casino, Hollywood Gaming, L'Auberge, PENN Play, theScore, theScore Bet, theScore esports, and M Resort. The company was formerly known as Penn National Gaming, Inc. and changed its name to PENN Entertainment, Inc. in August 2022. PENN Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.