Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE – Get Free Report) and Cannabix Technologies (OTCMKTS:BLOZF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares Inspired Entertainment and Cannabix Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspired Entertainment | 18.78% | -1,176.67% | 15.10% |
| Cannabix Technologies | N/A | -241.16% | -215.82% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Inspired Entertainment and Cannabix Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspired Entertainment | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2.75 |
| Cannabix Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Inspired Entertainment and Cannabix Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspired Entertainment | $297.10 million | 0.79 | $64.80 million | $1.99 | 4.37 |
| Cannabix Technologies | N/A | N/A | -$3.36 million | ($0.02) | -22.50 |
Inspired Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Cannabix Technologies. Cannabix Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Inspired Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
77.4% of Inspired Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Inspired Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Inspired Entertainment has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cannabix Technologies has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Inspired Entertainment beats Cannabix Technologies on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspired Entertainment
Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a gaming technology company, engages in the supply of content, platform, and other products and services to regulated lottery, betting, and gaming operators worldwide. It operates in four segments: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive, and Leisure. The Gaming segment supplies gaming terminals and software to betting offices, casinos, gaming halls, and high street adult gaming centers; a portfolio of games through its digital terminals under the Centurion and Super Hot Fruits names; and traditional casino games, such as roulette, blackjack, and number games. The Virtual Sports segment designs, develops, markets, and distributes ultra-high-definition sports games, including greyhounds, tennis, motor racing, cycling, cricket, speedway, golf, and dart, and other horse racing games under the V-Play Soccer, V-Play Women's Soccer, V-Play Football, V-Play Basketball, V-Play Baseball, and V-Play NFLA names. The Interactive segment provides a range of random number generated casino content from feature-rich bonus games to European-style casino free spins and table games. The Leisure segment supplies gaming terminals and amusement machines in pubs, bingo halls, and adult gaming centers, as well as family entertainment centers, bowling centers, and other entertainment venues. Inspired Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Cannabix Technologies
Cannabix Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops marijuana breathalyzer for employers, law enforcement, workplaces, and laboratories in the United States. It develops tetrahydrocannabinol breath analyzers, a point of care breath testing tool for the rapid detection of recent cannabis use; MS breath sampler; and contactless alcohol breathalyzer, as well as breath collection units. The company was formerly known as West Point Resources Inc. and changed its name to Cannabix Technologies Inc. in August 2014. Cannabix Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.
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