Analyzing Codere Online Luxembourg (NASDAQ:CDRO) & Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY)

Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) and Codere Online Luxembourg (NASDAQ:CDRO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Century Casinos and Codere Online Luxembourg’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Casinos	-9.88%	-3,789.52%	-4.97%
Codere Online Luxembourg	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Century Casinos has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Codere Online Luxembourg has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Codere Online Luxembourg shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Century Casinos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Codere Online Luxembourg shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Century Casinos and Codere Online Luxembourg, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	1	0	2	0	2.33
Codere Online Luxembourg	0	3	0	0	2.00

Century Casinos currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.27%. Codere Online Luxembourg has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Codere Online Luxembourg.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Century Casinos and Codere Online Luxembourg”s gross 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	($1.94)	-0.73
Codere Online Luxembourg	$238.00 million	1.85	$1.46 million	N/A	N/A

Codere Online Luxembourg has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Casinos.

Summary

Century Casinos beats Codere Online Luxembourg on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Codere Online Luxembourg

Codere Online Luxembourg, S.A. operates as an online casino gaming and sports betting company. It also offers online casino wagering products and services, as well as online gambling and other online services. The company offers its products under the Codere and Greenplay brand names. It primarily operates in Spain, Italy, Mexico, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Africa, Austria, Malta, Panama, and Argentina. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.