Brightstar Lottery (NYSE:BRSL – Get Free Report) is one of 385 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Brightstar Lottery to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
44.3% of Brightstar Lottery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Brightstar Lottery shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Brightstar Lottery and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Brightstar Lottery | 10.05% | 10.47% | 2.06% |
| Brightstar Lottery Competitors | -10.63% | -45.55% | 1.82% |
Risk and Volatility
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Brightstar Lottery and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Brightstar Lottery | $2.47 billion | $147.00 million | 8.23 |
| Brightstar Lottery Competitors | $3.65 billion | $245.98 million | 10.94 |
Brightstar Lottery’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Brightstar Lottery. Brightstar Lottery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Brightstar Lottery and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Brightstar Lottery | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Brightstar Lottery Competitors | 3713 | 16887 | 24948 | 879 | 2.50 |
Brightstar Lottery currently has a consensus price target of $15.10, indicating a potential upside of 41.21%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 76.00%. Given Brightstar Lottery’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brightstar Lottery has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Dividends
Brightstar Lottery pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Brightstar Lottery pays out 70.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.7% and pay out 37.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Brightstar Lottery competitors beat Brightstar Lottery on 11 of the 15 factors compared.
About Brightstar Lottery
International Game Technology PLC operates and provides gaming technology products and services in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Caribbean. It operates in three segments: Global Lottery, Global Gaming, and Digital & Betting. The company designs, sells, operates, and leases a suite of point-of-sale machines that reconciles lottery funds between the retailer and lottery authority; provides online lottery transaction processing systems; produces instant ticket games; and offers printing services, such as instant ticket marketing plans and graphic design, programming, packaging, shipping, and delivery services. It also designs, develops, assembles, and provides cabinets, games, systems, and software for the gaming market, as well as offers gaming management systems for casino management, customer relationship management, patron management, and server-based gaming. In addition, the company provides video lottery terminals (VLT), VLT central systems, and VLT games. Further, it offers digital gaming and betting; sports betting; and technology and management services. Additionally, the company provides digital gaming products and services, including blackjack, roulette, slot games, poker, bingo, and other casino card games; social casino content; and remote game server, as well as iGaming systems and digital platforms that offer player account management, advanced marketing and analytical, and payment system services. It processes commercial transactions, such as prepaid cellular telephone recharges, bill payments, e-vouchers and retail-based programs, electronic tax payments, prepaid card recharges, and stamp duty and money transfer services. The company was formerly known as GTECH S.p.A. and changed its name to International Game Technology PLC in April 2015. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. International Game Technology PLC is a subsidiary of De Agostini S.p.A.
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