GDEN vs. CZR, PENN, RRR, ACEL, BYD, HGV, MGM, FUN, OSW, and LGF.A
Should you be buying Golden Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Golden Entertainment include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), PENN Entertainment (PENN), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Accel Entertainment (ACEL), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), OneSpaWorld (OSW), and LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP /CN/ (LGF.A).
Golden Entertainment vs. Its Competitors
Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned 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.
Golden Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Golden Entertainment has a net margin of 2.35% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of -1.71%. Golden Entertainment's return on equity of 3.23% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.
In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 13 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 3 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Caesars Entertainment's score of 1.50 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Golden Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $35.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.81%. Caesars Entertainment has a consensus target price of $42.47, indicating a potential upside of 69.26%. Given Caesars Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.
Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Golden Entertainment beats Caesars Entertainment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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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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This page (NASDAQ:GDEN) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
