Contrasting NeoGames (NGMS) & Its Competitors

NeoGames (NASDAQ:NGMS – 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 NeoGames to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for NeoGames and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NeoGames	0	0	2	0	3.00
NeoGames Competitors	73	271	380	10	2.45

NeoGames currently has a consensus target price of $25.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.86%. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 72.11%. Given NeoGames’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe NeoGames is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares NeoGames and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
NeoGames	$50.46 million	$4.65 million	-1,180.00
NeoGames Competitors	$914.79 million	-$75.39 million	63.70

NeoGames’ rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than NeoGames. NeoGames 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.

Risk and Volatility

NeoGames has a beta of 2.1, indicating that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NeoGames’ rivals have a beta of -0.49, indicating that their average share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

42.4% of NeoGames shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.0% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NeoGames	-0.38%	9.83%	5.46%
NeoGames Competitors	-2,733.84%	-2.38%	-207.36%

Summary

NeoGames beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About NeoGames (Get Rating)

NeoGames S.A. provides iLottery solutions worldwide. The company offers various technology platforms, a range of value-added services, and a game studio that provides a portfolio of draw based games and instant tickets through personal computers, smartphones, and handheld devices. It also develops and operates online lotteries and games that allows lottery operators to distribute lottery products through online sales channels using the company's technology. In addition, the company offers software development and platforms sub-licensing services; and regulation and compliance, payment processing, risk management, player relationship management, and player value optimization services. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.