Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT – Get Free Report) and DouYu International (NASDAQ:DOYU – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
17.9% of DouYu International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of DouYu International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Flutter Entertainment and DouYu International’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% |
| DouYu International | -0.73% | 2.04% | 1.29% |
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Flutter Entertainment | $16.38 billion | 1.08 | -$310.00 million | ($1.80) | -56.02 |
| DouYu International | $546.09 million | 0.26 | -$4.16 million | ($0.13) | -35.85 |
DouYu International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DouYu International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 2.32, meaning that its stock price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DouYu International has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Flutter Entertainment and DouYu International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Flutter Entertainment | 2 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 2.68 |
| DouYu International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Flutter Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $227.50, indicating a potential upside of 125.60%. DouYu International has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.21%. Given Flutter Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than DouYu International.
Summary
Flutter Entertainment beats DouYu International on 9 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 DouYu International
DouYu International Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates a platform on PC and mobile apps that provides interactive games and entertainment live streaming services in the People’s Republic of China. Its platform connects game developers and publishers, professional eSports teams or players and eSports tournament organizers, advertisers, and viewers. The company also sponsors professional players and teams, as well as organizes eSports tournaments. In addition, it streams other content to include a spectrum of live streaming entertainment options, such as talent shows, music, outdoor, and travel. Further, the company records and offers video clips to allow users to watch replays of selective live streaming content; and graphics that include game guides, tutorials, news, and other types of content. DouYu International Holdings Limited was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Wuhan, the People’s Republic of China.
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