Head to Head Survey: Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) and Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI)

Brera (NASDAQ:BREA) and Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Brera and Monarch Casino & Resort, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brera	1	0	0	0	1.00
Monarch Casino & Resort	0	5	2	0	2.29

Monarch Casino & Resort has a consensus price target of $99.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.04%. Given Monarch Casino & Resort’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Monarch Casino & Resort is more favorable than Brera.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.3% of Brera shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Monarch Casino & Resort shares are held by institutional investors. 25.5% of Monarch Casino & Resort shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Brera has a beta of 2.35, suggesting that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monarch Casino & Resort has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Brera and Monarch Casino & Resort’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brera	N/A	N/A	N/A
Monarch Casino & Resort	19.26%	19.33%	14.67%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brera and Monarch Casino & Resort”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brera	$2.89 million	0.87	-$4.79 million	N/A	N/A
Monarch Casino & Resort	$522.19 million	3.16	$72.77 million	$5.54	16.31

Monarch Casino & Resort has higher revenue and earnings than Brera.

Summary

Monarch Casino & Resort beats Brera on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brera

Brera Holdings PLC develops, manages, and operates football clubs. The company operates a football club under the Brera FC brand name. Brera Holdings PLC was founded in 2000 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Monarch Casino & Resort

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a hotel and casino facility in Reno, Nevada, and the Monarch Black Hawk Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.