DoubleDown Interactive (NASDAQ:DDI – Get Free Report) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
DoubleDown Interactive has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for DoubleDown Interactive and Golden Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DoubleDown Interactive | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Golden Entertainment | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.38 |
Profitability
This table compares DoubleDown Interactive and Golden Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DoubleDown Interactive | 32.94% | 12.92% | 11.89% |
| Golden Entertainment | 0.85% | 1.20% | 0.52% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares DoubleDown Interactive and Golden Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DoubleDown Interactive | $341.33 million | N/A | $124.11 million | $2.30 | 3.73 |
| Golden Entertainment | $666.82 million | 1.09 | $50.73 million | $0.18 | 153.83 |
DoubleDown Interactive has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Golden Entertainment. DoubleDown Interactive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DoubleDown Interactive beats Golden Entertainment on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DoubleDown Interactive
DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. engages in the development and publishing of casual games and mobile applications in South Korea. It publishes digital gaming content on mobile and web platforms. The company offers DoubleDown Casino, DoubleDown Classic, DoubleDown Fort Knox, and cash me out games, as well as sells in-game virtual chips. Its games are primarily distributed, marketed, and promoted through third party platform providers. The company was formerly known as The8Games Co., Ltd. and changed its name to DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. in December 2019. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. DoubleDown Interactive Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of DoubleU Games Co., Ltd.
About Golden Entertainment
Golden Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates a diversified entertainment platform in the United States. The company operates through four segments; Nevada Casino Resorts, Nevada Locals Casinos, Nevada Taverns, and Distributed Gaming. It also operates casino, casino resorts, and taverns; and slot machines in third party non-casino locations. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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