Financial Contrast: Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) vs. Super Group (SGHC) (NYSE:SGHC)

Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL) and Super Group (SGHC) (NYSE:SGHC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Snail has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super Group (SGHC) has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Snail and Super Group (SGHC), as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snail	0	0	0	0	0.00
Super Group (SGHC)	0	0	8	2	3.20

Super Group (SGHC) has a consensus price target of $15.40, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Given Super Group (SGHC)’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Super Group (SGHC) is more favorable than Snail.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Snail and Super Group (SGHC)”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Snail	$91.04 million	0.42	$1.83 million	($0.46)	-2.22
Super Group (SGHC)	$1.84 billion	3.65	$122.38 million	$0.26	51.15

Super Group (SGHC) has higher revenue and earnings than Snail. Snail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Group (SGHC), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Snail and Super Group (SGHC)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snail	-4.80%	-1,183.47%	14.24%
Super Group (SGHC)	6.42%	36.68%	21.00%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Snail shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Super Group (SGHC) shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.4% of Snail shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Super Group (SGHC) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Super Group (SGHC) beats Snail on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Snail

Snail, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, researches, develops, markets, publishes, and distributes interactive digital entertainment for consumers worldwide. It offers games, content, and support for various platforms, including game consoles, personal computers, mobile phones, and tablets. Snail, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Culver City, California. Snail, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Olive Wood Global Development Limited.

About Super Group (SGHC)

Super Group (SGHC) Limited operates as an online sports betting and gaming operator. It offers Betway, an online sports betting brand; and Spin, a multi-brand online casino offering. Super Group (SGHC) Limited is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.