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Entain (ENT) Competitors

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ENT vs. FLTR, PPB, WMH, GYS, and PTEC

Should you buy Entain stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Entain with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Entain include Flutter Entertainment (FLTR), Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), William Hill (WMH), Gamesys Group (GYS), and Playtech (PTEC). These companies are all part of the "gambling" industry.

How does Entain compare to Flutter Entertainment?

Entain (LON:ENT) and Flutter Entertainment (LON:FLTR) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

In the previous week, Entain had 2 more articles in the media than Flutter Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Entain and 4 mentions for Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Entain's score of 0.10 indicating that Flutter Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Entain
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Flutter Entertainment
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Entain has a beta of 0.759, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.154, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Flutter Entertainment has a net margin of -3.10% compared to Entain's net margin of -12.68%. Flutter Entertainment's return on equity of -7.69% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entain-12.68% -57.07% 2.20%
Flutter Entertainment -3.10%-7.69%1.18%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entain£5.26B0.69-£473.03M-£104.30N/A
Flutter Entertainment£17.02B0.77-£807.30M-£210.00N/A

77.9% of Entain shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Entain shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Entain currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,028, indicating a potential upside of 81.31%. Flutter Entertainment has a consensus target price of £147.50, indicating a potential upside of 96.11%. Given Flutter Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Entain.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entain
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Flutter Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Entain and Flutter Entertainment tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Entain compare to Paddy Power Betfair?

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

77.9% of Entain shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Entain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Paddy Power Betfair pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Entain pays out -18.3% 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entain£5.26B0.69-£473.03M-£104.30N/A
Paddy Power Betfair£1.87B0.00N/A£240.40N/A

In the previous week, Entain had 6 more articles in the media than Paddy Power Betfair. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Entain and 0 mentions for Paddy Power Betfair. Entain's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Paddy Power Betfair's score of 0.00 indicating that Entain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Entain Neutral
Paddy Power Betfair Neutral

Entain currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,028, indicating a potential upside of 81.31%. Given Entain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Paddy Power Betfair
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Paddy Power Betfair has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Entain's net margin of -12.68%. 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-12.68% -57.07% 2.20%
Paddy Power Betfair N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Entain beats Paddy Power Betfair on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Entain compare to William Hill?

William Hill (LON:WMH) and Entain (LON:ENT) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

William Hill has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Entain's net margin of -12.68%. William Hill's return on equity of 0.00% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
William HillN/A N/A N/A
Entain -12.68%-57.07%2.20%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
William Hill£1.32B0.00N/A£6.10N/A
Entain£5.26B0.69-£473.03M-£104.30N/A

Entain has a consensus price target of GBX 1,028, suggesting a potential upside of 81.31%. Given Entain's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Entain is more favorable than William Hill.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
William Hill
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Entain
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

77.9% of Entain shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Entain shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Entain had 6 more articles in the media than William Hill. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Entain and 0 mentions for William Hill. Entain's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat William Hill's score of 0.00 indicating that Entain is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
William Hill Neutral
Entain Neutral

Summary

Entain beats William Hill on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Entain compare to Gamesys Group?

Entain (LON:ENT) and Gamesys Group (LON:GYS) are both mid-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entain£5.26B0.69-£473.03M-£104.30N/A
Gamesys Group£786.50M0.00N/A£52.70N/A

Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 19.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Gamesys Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share. Entain pays out -18.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gamesys Group 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.

Entain presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,028, indicating a potential upside of 81.31%. Given Entain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Entain is more favorable than Gamesys Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entain
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Gamesys Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Gamesys Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Entain's net margin of -12.68%. Gamesys Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entain-12.68% -57.07% 2.20%
Gamesys Group N/A N/A N/A

77.9% of Entain shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Entain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Entain had 6 more articles in the media than Gamesys Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Entain and 0 mentions for Gamesys Group. Entain's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Gamesys Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Entain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Entain Neutral
Gamesys Group Neutral

Summary

Entain beats Gamesys Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Entain compare to Playtech?

Entain (LON:ENT) and Playtech (LON:PTEC) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Playtech has a net margin of 190.99% compared to Entain's net margin of -12.68%. Playtech's return on equity of 99.57% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Entain-12.68% -57.07% 2.20%
Playtech 190.99%99.57%4.16%

Entain presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,028, suggesting a potential upside of 81.31%. Given Entain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Entain is more favorable than Playtech.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Entain
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Playtech
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Entain£5.26B0.69-£473.03M-£104.30N/A
Playtech£763.60M1.26£129.41M£486.600.71

Entain has a beta of 0.759, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Playtech has a beta of 0.649, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Entain had 6 more articles in the media than Playtech. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Entain and 0 mentions for Playtech. Entain's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Playtech's score of 0.00 indicating that Entain is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Entain Neutral
Playtech Neutral

77.9% of Entain shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.7% of Playtech shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of Entain shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Playtech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Entain beats Playtech on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ENT vs. The Competition

MetricEntainGambling IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.63B£1.55B£3.96B£2.77B
Dividend Yield3.49%5.35%3.47%6.12%
P/E Ratio-5.4411.2476.62365.54
Price / Sales0.694,363.80325.8487,173.10
Price / Cash17.6742.0830.8727.85
Price / Book1.392.453.267.68
Net Income-£473.03M-£107.93M£247.47M£5.89B
7 Day Performance6.22%1.24%-0.69%-0.55%
1 Month Performance1.36%3.54%2.36%3.15%
1 Year Performance-23.52%-11.31%0.68%73.57%

Entain Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ENT
Entain
3.9083 of 5 stars
GBX 567
-0.8%
GBX 1,028
+81.3%
-24.2%£3.63B£5.26BN/A21,212
FLTR
Flutter Entertainment
3.327 of 5 stars
GBX 7,496
-0.1%
£147.50
+96.8%
-58.1%£13.04B£17.02BN/A23,053
PPB
Paddy Power Betfair
N/AN/AN/AN/A£4.74B£1.87B23.617,901
WMH
William Hill
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.86B£1.32B44.5612,000
GYS
Gamesys Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.06B£786.50M35.101,330

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This page (LON:ENT) was last updated on 6/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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