Head-To-Head Contrast: Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) versus GREE (OTCMKTS:GREZF)

Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN) and GREE (OTCMKTS:GREZF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

Risk and Volatility

Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GREE has a beta of -0.27, meaning that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Churchill Downs and GREE, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Churchill Downs	0	1	11	0	2.92
GREE	0	0	0	0	0.00

Churchill Downs currently has a consensus target price of $135.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.79%. Given Churchill Downs’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Churchill Downs is more favorable than GREE.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Churchill Downs and GREE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Churchill Downs	13.09%	43.26%	6.06%
GREE	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Churchill Downs and GREE”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Churchill Downs	$2.93 billion	2.13	$383.00 million	$5.26	17.02
GREE	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Churchill Downs has higher revenue and earnings than GREE.

Summary

Churchill Downs beats GREE on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs Incorporated operates as a racing, online wagering, and gaming entertainment company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Live and Historical Racing, TwinSpires, and Gaming. The company operates pari-mutuel gaming entertainment venues; TwinSpires, an online wagering platform for horse racing, sports, and iGaming; retail sports books; casino gaming; and Terre Haute Casino Resort. It also offers streaming video of live horse races, replays, and an assortment of racing and handicapping information; and provides the Bloodstock Research Information Services platform for horse racing statistical data. In addition, the company manufactures and operates pari-mutuel wagering systems for racetracks, off-track betting facilities, and other pari-mutuel wagering businesses. Churchill Downs Incorporated was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

About GREE

GREE, Inc. operates Internet entertainment, investment, and incubation business in Japan and internationally. It develops and operates various smartphone games under the GREE, WFS, Pokelabo, and GREE Entertainment brands; and engages with anime production committees to develop original contents domestically and internationally. The company also offers REALITY, a metaverse for smartphone for individuals to turn themselves into digital avatar and stream various contents, and VTuber business that allows streamers to host live digital performances, play games, and chat services; and REALITY XR cloud, a cloud solution platform that enables corporate customers to build their own metaverse using 3DCG and XR technologies, as well as develop and publish blockchain games. In addition, it provides Marketing DX a service designed to accompany the evolution of client companies and business growth; Operation DX that manages customer relationships, quality control, and risks associated with business development; and DDM, an analytics platform to restructures disorganized internal data by incorporating real-time visualization. Further, the company offers aumo that provides travel and lifestyle information content including latest information on restaurants, shopping, and travel, as well as user reviews on various stores and other facilities; and support for creation of sales promotion pages, access analysis, and post and dissemination of store and facility information. Additionally, it provides jobda for job-related information; LIMIA, an on-;one magazines that features home and living lifestyle content; MINE, an on-line video magazine that features women's fashion, beauty and lifestyle content; and ARINE, a on-line magazine for young women. The company also offers DADAN to deliver the entertainment of manga; STUDIO DADAN to plan and produce manga content; and invests in internet and IT fields. GREE, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.