Churchill Downs (NASDAQ:CHDN – Get Free Report) and Gaxos.ai (NASDAQ:GXAI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Churchill Downs has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gaxos.ai has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Churchill Downs and Gaxos.ai, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Churchill Downs | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Gaxos.ai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
82.6% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.6% of Gaxos.ai shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Churchill Downs shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Gaxos.ai shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Churchill Downs and Gaxos.ai’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Churchill Downs | 13.21% | 43.50% | 6.10% |
| Gaxos.ai | -131.28% | -34.42% | -33.12% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Churchill Downs and Gaxos.ai”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Churchill Downs | $2.93 billion | 2.09 | $383.00 million | $5.40 | 16.22 |
| Gaxos.ai | $1.93 million | 5.02 | -$3.90 million | ($0.63) | -2.16 |
Churchill Downs has higher revenue and earnings than Gaxos.ai. Gaxos.ai is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Churchill Downs, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Churchill Downs beats Gaxos.ai on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs Incorporated operates as a racing, online wagering, and gaming entertainment company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Live and Historical Racing, TwinSpires, and Gaming. The company operates pari-mutuel gaming entertainment venues; TwinSpires, an online wagering platform for horse racing, sports, and iGaming; retail sports books; casino gaming; and Terre Haute Casino Resort. It also offers streaming video of live horse races, replays, and an assortment of racing and handicapping information; and provides the Bloodstock Research Information Services platform for horse racing statistical data. In addition, the company manufactures and operates pari-mutuel wagering systems for racetracks, off-track betting facilities, and other pari-mutuel wagering businesses. Churchill Downs Incorporated was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
About Gaxos.ai
Gaxos.ai Inc. engages in developing artificial intelligence applications for various sectors. Its portfolio includes applications in mental and physical wellbeing, coaching, and gaming. In addition, it offers Gaxos, a gaming platform develop, design, acquire, and manage conventional games and combine these games with unconventional game mechanisms. The company was formerly known as The NFT Gaming Company, Inc. and changed its name to Gaxos.ai Inc. in January 2024. Gaxos.ai Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Roseland, New Jersey.
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