Flutter Entertainment (FLTR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, FLTR or ENT?

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

Does the media favor FLTR or ENT?

In the previous week, Entain had 1 more articles in the media than Flutter Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Entain and 4 mentions for Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Entain's score of 0.54 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)	1 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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 0.9%. Entain pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	5.57	-£807.30M	-£280.55	-76.38
Entain	£4.94B	1.23	-£473.03M	-£73.36	-12.88

Do analysts rate FLTR or ENT?

Flutter Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of £259, indicating a potential upside of 20.86%. Entain has a consensus price target of GBX 1,093.33, indicating a potential upside of 15.75%. Given Flutter Entertainment's higher probable upside, equities research 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

Summary

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