Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) & Super Group (SGHC) (NYSE:SGHC) Head-To-Head Survey

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) and Super Group (SGHC) (NYSE:SGHC) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Boyd Gaming and Super Group (SGHC), as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Gaming	0	9	5	0	2.36
Super Group (SGHC)	0	2	7	1	2.90

Boyd Gaming presently has a consensus target price of $92.08, indicating a potential upside of 11.21%. Super Group (SGHC) has a consensus target price of $16.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.86%. Given Super Group (SGHC)’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Super Group (SGHC) is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.

Risk and Volatility

Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Super Group (SGHC) has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Boyd Gaming and Super Group (SGHC)”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boyd Gaming	$4.09 billion	1.52	$1.84 billion	$22.81	3.63
Super Group (SGHC)	$2.23 billion	2.92	$217.00 million	$0.43	30.00

Boyd Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than Super Group (SGHC). Boyd Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Group (SGHC), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Boyd Gaming and Super Group (SGHC)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Gaming	44.84%	25.63%	8.99%
Super Group (SGHC)	9.77%	40.15%	24.53%

Dividends

Boyd Gaming pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Super Group (SGHC) pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Boyd Gaming pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Super Group (SGHC) pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Boyd Gaming has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Super Group (SGHC) shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Super Group (SGHC) shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Super Group (SGHC) beats Boyd Gaming on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boyd Gaming

Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company operates through Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, Midwest & South, and Online segments. It also engages in owning and operating a travel agency. Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About Super Group (SGHC)

Super Group (SGHC) Limited operates as an online sports betting and gaming operator. It offers Betway, an online sports betting brand; and Spin, a multi-brand online casino offering. Super Group (SGHC) Limited is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.