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DraftKings (DKNG) Competitors

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DKNG vs. CZR, PENN, ROKU, WYNN, FUBO, MGM, TKO, WMG, PLNT, and SGHC

Should you be buying DraftKings stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DraftKings include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Roku (ROKU), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), fuboTV (FUBO), MGM Resorts International (MGM), TKO Group (TKO), Warner Music Group (WMG), Planet Fitness (PLNT), and Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.

DraftKings vs. Its Competitors

DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.

DraftKings presently has a consensus target price of $53.28, indicating a potential upside of 51.35%. Caesars Entertainment has a consensus target price of $42.20, indicating a potential upside of 83.48%. Given Caesars Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than DraftKings.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
DraftKings
3 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77
Caesars Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, DraftKings had 31 more articles in the media than Caesars Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for DraftKings and 15 mentions for Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat DraftKings' score of 0.34 indicating that Caesars Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
DraftKings
15 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Caesars Entertainment
5 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

37.7% of DraftKings shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.2% of DraftKings shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

DraftKings has a beta of 1.99, indicating that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.38, indicating that its share price is 138% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Caesars Entertainment has a net margin of -1.71% compared to DraftKings' net margin of -5.63%. Caesars Entertainment's return on equity of -4.55% beat DraftKings' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
DraftKings-5.63% -30.06% -6.80%
Caesars Entertainment -1.71%-4.55%-0.60%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
DraftKings$4.77B3.67-$507.29M-$0.65-54.15
Caesars Entertainment$11.25B0.43-$278M-$0.92-25.00

Summary

Caesars Entertainment beats DraftKings on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DKNG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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DKNG vs. The Competition

MetricDraftKingsGAMING IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.87B$8.99B$8.44B$10.65B
Dividend YieldN/A2.17%3.06%4.70%
P/E Ratio-54.1518.9118.1627.65
Price / Sales3.6719.236.10138.22
Price / CashN/A20.1416.6662.20
Price / Book17.0013.784.916.79
Net Income-$507.29M$12.37M$256.85M$275.88M
7 Day Performance-0.48%-2.91%-2.31%1.90%
1 Month Performance-22.89%4.80%-0.53%8.90%
1 Year Performance-7.47%9.03%36.91%36.28%

DraftKings Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DKNG
DraftKings
4.5113 of 5 stars
$35.20
+3.6%
$53.28
+51.4%
-8.0%$16.87B$4.77B-54.155,100Trending News
Analyst Forecast
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.4932 of 5 stars
$23.38
-5.2%
$42.20
+80.5%
-48.2%$4.86B$11.25B-25.4122,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
PENN
PENN Entertainment
3.9338 of 5 stars
$16.90
-5.7%
$22.80
+34.9%
-10.0%$2.47B$6.58B-30.1823,118Trending News
ROKU
Roku
2.1501 of 5 stars
$99.93
-1.9%
$101.33
+1.4%
+25.5%$14.72B$4.11B-237.933,340Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
3.68 of 5 stars
$121.57
-1.1%
$127.33
+4.7%
+18.6%$12.64B$7.13B36.5128,000
FUBO
fuboTV
2.8621 of 5 stars
$3.88
+0.3%
$4.63
+19.2%
+172.1%$1.33B$1.62B14.92510Trending News
Analyst Forecast
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.5766 of 5 stars
$32.33
-2.4%
$48.50
+50.0%
-19.2%$8.80B$17.24B17.7663,000Analyst Forecast
TKO
TKO Group
3.0449 of 5 stars
$194.15
-1.9%
$206.07
+6.1%
+46.3%$38.50B$2.80B80.231,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
WMG
Warner Music Group
3.9007 of 5 stars
$32.65
-0.2%
$35.24
+7.9%
+3.4%$17.02B$6.43B57.285,800News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
PLNT
Planet Fitness
4.4384 of 5 stars
$95.85
-1.0%
$111.54
+16.4%
+17.0%$8.07B$1.18B42.603,806Analyst Forecast
SGHC
Super Group (SGHC)
3.4648 of 5 stars
$13.35
flat
$15.40
+15.4%
+237.0%$6.72B$2.00B51.353,300Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:DKNG) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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