Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) & SJM (OTCMKTS:SJMHF) Head-To-Head Comparison

Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) and SJM (OTCMKTS:SJMHF) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Century Casinos has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SJM has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Century Casinos shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Century Casinos and SJM”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	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)	-0.70
SJM	$3.69 billion	0.52	$410,000.00	N/A	N/A

SJM has higher revenue and earnings than Century Casinos.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Century Casinos and SJM, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	1	0	3	0	2.50
SJM	0	2	0	0	2.00

Century Casinos presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 111.27%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than SJM.

Profitability

This table compares Century Casinos and SJM’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%
SJM	N/A	N/A	N/A

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 SJM

SJM Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, owns, develops, and operates casinos and related facilities in Macau. The company operates through two segments, Gaming Operations; and Hotel, Catering, Retail and Leasing Operations. The Gaming Operations segment engages in rolling, non-rolling, and electronic game gaming operations. The Hotel, Catering, Retail, and Leasing Operations segment operates and manages a hotel; and offers catering, leasing, retail, and related activities. It also provides marketing and promotion, property development preparation, casino operations management, dredging, customer, retail, human resources and project management, shopping mall management, food and beverage, treasury, management, and hospitality services. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. SJM Holdings Limited is a subsidiary of Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau, S.A.