Entain (ENT) Competitors

Entain (LON:ENT) and Paddy Power Betfair (LON:PPB) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Is ENT or PPB a better dividend stock?

Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Paddy Power Betfair pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Entain pays out -25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paddy Power Betfair pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Entain is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ENT or PPB more profitable?

Paddy Power Betfair has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Entain's net margin of -9.58%. Paddy Power Betfair's return on equity of 0.00% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entain	-9.58%	-21.53%	2.20%
Paddy Power Betfair	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ENT or PPB?

73.3% of Entain shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Entain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ENT or PPB?

Paddy Power Betfair has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Entain. Entain is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Paddy Power Betfair, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Entain	£4.94B	1.16	-£473.03M	-£73.36	-12.17
Paddy Power Betfair	£1.87B	0.00	N/A	£240.40	N/A

Do analysts prefer ENT or PPB?

Entain presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,170, suggesting a potential upside of 31.05%. Given Entain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Entain is more favorable than Paddy Power Betfair.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entain	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Paddy Power Betfair	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor ENT or PPB?

In the previous week, Entain had 10 more articles in the media than Paddy Power Betfair. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Entain and 0 mentions for Paddy Power Betfair. Paddy Power Betfair's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Entain's score of -0.12 indicating that Paddy Power Betfair is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Entain	Neutral
Paddy Power Betfair	Neutral

Summary

Entain beats Paddy Power Betfair on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.