Esports Entertainment Group (GMBL) & Its Peers Financial Review

Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ:GMBL – Get Rating) is one of 34 publicly-traded companies in the “Amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Esports Entertainment Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Esports Entertainment Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Esports Entertainment Group	$16.78 million	-$26.37 million	-0.19
Esports Entertainment Group Competitors	$914.79 million	-$75.39 million	54.73

Esports Entertainment Group’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Esports Entertainment Group. Esports Entertainment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Esports Entertainment Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Esports Entertainment Group	-115.86%	-44.43%	-25.91%
Esports Entertainment Group Competitors	2,290.89%	1.22%	170.83%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Esports Entertainment Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Esports Entertainment Group	0	1	3	0	2.75
Esports Entertainment Group Competitors	73	267	377	10	2.45

Esports Entertainment Group presently has a consensus price target of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,291.82%. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 67.04%. Given Esports Entertainment Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Esports Entertainment Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.8% of Esports Entertainment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Esports Entertainment Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Esports Entertainment Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Esports Entertainment Group’s rivals have a beta of -0.49, indicating that their average stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Esports Entertainment Group rivals beat Esports Entertainment Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Esports Entertainment Group (Get Rating)

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. operates as an iGaming and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company operates Vie.bet, an esports focused platform; Sportnation.bet, an online sportsbook and casino; iDefix, a casino-platform; Bethard, an online sportsbook and casino; Vie.gg, an online esports wagering website; and ggCircuit, a local area network center management software for managing mission critical functions, such as game licensing and payments. It also organizes professional and amateur esports events. The company was formerly known as VGambling, Inc. and changed its name to Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. in May 2017. Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in St. Julian's, Malta.