Reviewing 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 competitors? We will compare Century Casinos to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Casinos	$572.97 million	-$61.42 million	-0.27
Century Casinos Competitors	$3.31 billion	$247.14 million	-148.55

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

Volatility & Risk

Century Casinos has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Casinos’ competitors have a beta of 1.63, suggesting that their average stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Century Casinos and its competitors, 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	3789	17180	25454	901	2.50

Century Casinos currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 476.81%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 60.49%. Given Century Casinos’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Century Casinos and its competitors’ 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	2.33%	-40.13%	2.12%

Institutional & Insider 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.

Summary

Century Casinos competitors 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.