Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AGAE) Head-To-Head Comparison

Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AGAE) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Volatility & Risk

Allied Gaming & Entertainment has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Golden Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	-253.19%	-10.27%	-6.50%
Golden Entertainment	2.35%	3.23%	1.43%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

3.2% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.4% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Golden Entertainment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	$9.08 million	2.68	-$16.76 million	($0.51)	-1.25
Golden Entertainment	$649.90 million	0.81	$50.73 million	$0.54	37.41

Golden Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Allied Gaming & Entertainment. Allied Gaming & Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Golden Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Gaming & Entertainment	1	0	0	0	1.00
Golden Entertainment	0	4	4	0	2.50

Golden Entertainment has a consensus target price of $32.40, suggesting a potential upside of 60.40%. Given Golden Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golden Entertainment is more favorable than Allied Gaming & Entertainment.

Summary

Golden Entertainment beats Allied Gaming & Entertainment on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Allied Gaming & Entertainment

Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. operates as an experiential entertainment company, which engages in the creation of esports venues and live events for both video games and poker. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About Golden Entertainment

Golden Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates a diversified entertainment platform in the United States. The company operates through four segments; Nevada Casino Resorts, Nevada Locals Casinos, Nevada Taverns, and Distributed Gaming. It also operates casino, casino resorts, and taverns; and slot machines in third party non-casino locations. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.