Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FLTR or ENT?

In the previous week, Entain had 4 more articles in the media than Flutter Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Entain and 3 mentions for Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Entain's score of 0.38 indicating that Flutter Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Flutter Entertainment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entain	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, FLTR or ENT?

Entain has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flutter Entertainment	£8.71B	5.24	-£807.30M	-£280.55	-71.89
Entain	£4.94B	1.19	-£473.03M	-£73.36	-12.49

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FLTR or ENT?

70.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.3% of Entain shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Entain shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts rate FLTR or ENT?

Flutter Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of £247, suggesting a potential upside of 22.46%. Entain has a consensus target price of GBX 1,120, suggesting a potential upside of 22.24%. Given Flutter Entertainment's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Entain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flutter Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Entain	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, FLTR or ENT?

Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entain has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FLTR or ENT more profitable?

Flutter Entertainment has a net margin of -9.27% compared to Entain's net margin of -9.58%. Flutter Entertainment's return on equity of -6.44% beat Entain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flutter Entertainment	-9.27%	-6.44%	1.18%
Entain	-9.58%	-21.53%	2.20%

Is FLTR or ENT a better dividend stock?

Flutter Entertainment pays an annual dividend of GBX 200 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Flutter Entertainment pays out -71.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Entain pays out -25.9% 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.

Summary

Entain beats Flutter Entertainment on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.