Comparing Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) and Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET)

Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) and Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Full House Resorts and Sharplink Gaming”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Full House Resorts	$302.38 million	0.29	-$40.20 million	($1.11)	-2.15
Sharplink Gaming	$28.06 million	52.49	-$734.59 million	($2.39)	-3.13

Full House Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Sharplink Gaming. Sharplink Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Full House Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sharplink Gaming has a beta of 11.31, indicating that its share price is 1,031% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Full House Resorts and Sharplink Gaming, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Full House Resorts	1	1	2	0	2.25
Sharplink Gaming	1	1	7	1	2.80

Full House Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 67.36%. Sharplink Gaming has a consensus target price of $22.11, suggesting a potential upside of 196.00%. Given Sharplink Gaming’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sharplink Gaming is more favorable than Full House Resorts.

Profitability

This table compares Full House Resorts and Sharplink Gaming’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Full House Resorts	-13.29%	-233.18%	-6.18%
Sharplink Gaming	-2,618.38%	-50.72%	-50.55%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Sharplink Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Sharplink Gaming shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Full House Resorts beats Sharplink Gaming on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Full House Resorts

Full House Resorts, Inc. owns, leases, operates, develops, manages, and invests in casinos, and related hospitality and entertainment facilities in the United States. It operates through Midwest & South, West, and Contracted Sports Wagering segments. The company's properties include American Place in Waukegan, Illinois; Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi; Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana; Bronco Billy's Casino and Chamonix Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado; Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada; and Grand Lodge Casino, located within the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada. It also offers online sports wagering services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Sharplink Gaming

SharpLink Gaming, Inc. operates as an online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues, and sports websites to sports betting and iGaming content. The company operates through four segments: Affiliate Marketing Services United States, Affiliate Marketing Services International, Sports Gaming Client Services, and SportsHub Games Network. It operates a performance marketing platform, which owns and operates state-specific web domains to attract, acquire, and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to the company's sportsbook and casino partners, which are licensed to operate in each respective state; and offers sports betting data to sports media publishers. It also provides iGaming and affiliate marketing network, which focuses on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, and retention and conversions to global iGaming operator partners worldwide; and development, hosting, operations, maintenance, and service of free-to-play games and contests. In addition, the company owns and operates various real-money fantasy sports and sports simulation games and mobile apps on its platform; and is licensed or authorized to operate in every state in the United States, where fantasy sports play is legal and in which SportsHub has elected to operate based on the financial viability. SharpLink Gaming, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.