Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY – Get Free Report) and Galaxy Gaming (OTCMKTS:GLXZ – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Century Casinos and Galaxy Gaming, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Century Casinos | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Galaxy Gaming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Century Casinos presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.90%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Galaxy Gaming.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Century Casinos | $572.97 million | 0.07 | -$61.42 million | ($2.03) | -0.71 |
| Galaxy Gaming | $30.87 million | 1.50 | -$2.63 million | $0.06 | 30.42 |
Galaxy Gaming has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Casinos. Century Casinos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Galaxy Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of Galaxy Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Galaxy Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Century Casinos has a beta of 1.86, suggesting that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galaxy Gaming has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Century Casinos and Galaxy Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Century Casinos | -10.72% | -364.04% | -5.26% |
| Galaxy Gaming | 4.81% | -7.31% | 5.51% |
Summary
Galaxy Gaming beats Century Casinos on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Century Casinos
Century Casinos, Inc. operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
About Galaxy Gaming
Galaxy Gaming, Inc., a gaming company, designs, develops, acquires, assembles, markets, and licenses proprietary casino table games and associated technology, platforms, and systems for the casino gaming industry. The company's proprietary table games comprise side bets, which are proprietary features and wagering options added to public domain games, such as baccarat, pai gow poker, craps, and blackjack table games under the Lucky Ladies, 21+3, Bonus Craps, and EZ Baccarat titles; and premium games, which are stand-alone games with their own set of rules and strategies under the Heads Up Hold 'em, High Card Flush, Cajun Stud, and Three Card Poker names. It also provides enhanced table systems, which include Bonus Jackpot System, an electronic system installed on gaming tables designed to collect data by detecting player wagers and other game activities. In addition, the company offers automated electronic tables and other ancillary equipment, as well as relicenses various game titles to operators of online gaming systems. It markets its products to online casinos worldwide; land-based casino gaming companies in North America, the Caribbean, Central America, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Africa; and cruise ship companies. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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