Contrasting Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI) and Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI)
Summary
This article provides a head-to-head comparison of Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) and Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI), two consumer discretionary companies. The analysis covers insider and institutional ownership, valuation and earnings, analyst recommendations, volatility and risk, and profitability. Genius Sports has higher institutional ownership (81.9% vs. 62.4%), but Monarch Casino & Resort has higher insider ownership (26.3% vs. 16.6%). In terms of valuation, Genius Sports has lower revenue ($669.49 million vs. $561.96 million? Actually Genius Sports has higher revenue: $669.49M vs $561.96M for Monarch) and negative earnings, while Monarch Casino & Resort is profitable with $101.39 million net income and $6.24 EPS. Genius Sports trades at a lower P/E ratio but negative, and has a consensus target price of $11.25 (86.41% upside) versus Monarch's $124.40 (5.83% upside). Analysts favor Genius Sports with a stronger consensus rating (2.75 vs. 2.57). However, Monarch Casino & Resort has much lower volatility (beta 1.37 vs. 1.91) and superior profitability with net margins of 20.40%, ROE of 20.63%, and ROA of 15.79%, compared to negative margins for Genius Sports. Overall, Monarch Casino & Resort beats Genius Sports on 8 of the 14 factors compared.
(Source:Ticker Report)