Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY – Get Free Report) is one of 382 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Century Casinos to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Century Casinos and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Century Casinos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Century Casinos Competitors | 3793 | 17204 | 25474 | 901 | 2.50 |
Century Casinos currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 426.32%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.97%. Given Century Casinos’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than its peers.
Risk & Volatility
Century Casinos has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Casinos’ peers have a beta of 1.62, indicating that their average stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Century Casinos and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Century Casinos | -9.62% | -3,789.52% | -4.93% |
| Century Casinos Competitors | 2.30% | -40.19% | 2.09% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned 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 and Valuation
This table compares Century Casinos and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Century Casinos | $572.97 million | -$61.42 million | -0.30 |
| Century Casinos Competitors | $3.70 billion | $247.14 million | -141.63 |
Century Casinos’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Century Casinos. Century Casinos is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Century Casinos peers beat Century Casinos on 9 of the 13 factors compared.
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.
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