Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT – Get Free Report) and Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Full House Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Flutter Entertainment | -2.20% | 11.60% | 3.81% |
| Full House Resorts | -12.79% | -473.31% | -5.99% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Flutter Entertainment | $16.38 billion | 1.03 | -$310.00 million | ($2.14) | -45.54 |
| Full House Resorts | $302.38 million | 0.30 | -$40.20 million | ($1.07) | -2.35 |
Full House Resorts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Flutter Entertainment and Full House Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Flutter Entertainment | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2.54 |
| Full House Resorts | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Flutter Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $189.26, indicating a potential upside of 94.20%. Full House Resorts has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.36%. Given Flutter Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Full House Resorts.
Risk & Volatility
Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Flutter Entertainment beats Full House Resorts on 10 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 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.
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