Sharplink Gaming (NASDAQ:SBET – Get Free Report) and Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Sharplink Gaming and Wynn Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sharplink Gaming | -3,604.61% | -38.53% | -38.41% |
| Wynn Resorts | 5.14% | -42.03% | 3.53% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sharplink Gaming and Wynn Resorts”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sharplink Gaming | $28.06 million | 37.39 | -$734.59 million | ($0.60) | -8.87 |
| Wynn Resorts | $7.14 billion | 1.56 | $327.33 million | $3.35 | 32.07 |
Wynn Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Sharplink Gaming. Sharplink Gaming is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wynn Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sharplink Gaming and Wynn Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sharplink Gaming | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.80 |
| Wynn Resorts | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2.94 |
Sharplink Gaming presently has a consensus target price of $22.11, suggesting a potential upside of 315.62%. Wynn Resorts has a consensus target price of $140.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.31%. Given Sharplink Gaming’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sharplink Gaming is more favorable than Wynn Resorts.
Risk & Volatility
Sharplink Gaming has a beta of 10.39, indicating that its share price is 939% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wynn Resorts has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
13.8% of Sharplink Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Sharplink Gaming shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Wynn Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Wynn Resorts beats Sharplink Gaming on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sharplink Gaming
SharpLink Gaming, Inc. operates as an online technology company that connects sports fans, leagues, and sports websites to sports betting and iGaming content. The company operates through four segments: Affiliate Marketing Services United States, Affiliate Marketing Services International, Sports Gaming Client Services, and SportsHub Games Network. It operates a performance marketing platform, which owns and operates state-specific web domains to attract, acquire, and drive local sports betting and casino traffic directly to the company's sportsbook and casino partners, which are licensed to operate in each respective state; and offers sports betting data to sports media publishers. It also provides iGaming and affiliate marketing network, which focuses on delivering quality traffic and player acquisitions, and retention and conversions to global iGaming operator partners worldwide; and development, hosting, operations, maintenance, and service of free-to-play games and contests. In addition, the company owns and operates various real-money fantasy sports and sports simulation games and mobile apps on its platform; and is licensed or authorized to operate in every state in the United States, where fantasy sports play is legal and in which SportsHub has elected to operate based on the financial viability. SharpLink Gaming, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
About Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts, Limited designs, develops, and operates integrated resorts. The company operates through four segments: Wynn Palace, Wynn Macau, Las Vegas Operations, and Encore Boston Harbor. The Wynn Palace segment operates private gaming salons and sky casinos; a luxury hotel tower with suites, and villas, including a health club, spa, salon, and pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and performance lake and floral art displays. The Wynn Macau segment operates casino space with private gaming salons, sky casinos, and a poker room; a luxury hotel tower, that include health clubs, spas, a salon, and a pool; food and beverage outlets; retail space; meeting and convention space; and Chinese zodiac-inspired ceiling attractions. The Las Vegas Operations segment operates casino space with private gaming salons, a sky casino, a poker room, and a race and sports book; a luxury hotel tower with suites, and villas, including swimming pools, private cabanas, full-service spas and salons, and a wedding chapel; food and beverage outlets; meeting and convention space; retail space; and theaters, nightclubs, a beach club. The Encore Boston Harbor segment operates casino space with gaming areas, and a poker room; a luxury hotel tower including a spa and salon; food and beverage outlets and a nightclub; retail space; meeting and convention space; and a waterfront park, floral displays, and water shuttle service. Wynn Resorts, Limited was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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