Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT – Get Free Report) and Snail (NASDAQ:SNAL – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.4% of Snail shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.4% of Snail shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Flutter Entertainment and Snail, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Flutter Entertainment | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2.68 |
| Snail | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Profitability
This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Snail’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Flutter Entertainment | -1.89% | 12.12% | 4.19% |
| Snail | -15.14% | -12.69% | 1.44% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Snail”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Flutter Entertainment | $16.38 billion | 1.14 | -$310.00 million | ($1.80) | -59.23 |
| Snail | $84.47 million | 0.27 | $1.83 million | ($0.68) | -0.90 |
Snail has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Snail, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 2.3, suggesting that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Snail has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Flutter Entertainment beats Snail on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Flutter Entertainment
Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States, Italy, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: UK & Ireland, Australia, International, and US. It offers sports betting, iGaming, daily fantasy sports, online racing wagering, and TV broadcasting products; sportsbooks and exchange sports betting products, and gaming products; and online sports betting. In addition, it provides online poker, casino, and rummy. Further, it provides sports betting and gaming services through paddypower.com, betfair.com, sportsbet.com.au, tvg.com, us.betfair.com, fanduel.com, adjarabet.com, pokerstars.com, Skybet.com, tombola.com, sisal.com, and maxbet.rs websites under the FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, TVG, Stardust, Junglee Games, and Adjarabet brands, as well as live poker tours and events. The company was formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair plc and changed its name to Flutter Entertainment plc in 2019. Flutter Entertainment plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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.
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