Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Competitors

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to GDEN or RSI?

In the previous week, Rush Street Interactive had 1 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rush Street Interactive and 7 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Rush Street Interactive's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Golden Entertainment's score of 1.39 indicating that Rush Street Interactive is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golden Entertainment	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rush Street Interactive	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GDEN or RSI?

70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Rush Street Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.9% of Rush Street Interactive shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer GDEN or RSI?

Golden Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.21%. Rush Street Interactive has a consensus price target of $15.63, indicating a potential upside of 32.53%. Given Golden Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golden Entertainment is more favorable than Rush Street Interactive.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Rush Street Interactive	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GDEN or RSI?

Golden Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rush Street Interactive. Golden Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Street Interactive, 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
Golden Entertainment	$653.61M	1.12	$255.76M	$0.39	71.22
Rush Street Interactive	$969.06M	2.79	-$18.31M	$0.08	147.38

Is GDEN or RSI more profitable?

Golden Entertainment has a net margin of 5.23% compared to Rush Street Interactive's net margin of -0.16%. Golden Entertainment's return on equity of 0.69% beat Rush Street Interactive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Entertainment	5.23%	0.69%	0.28%
Rush Street Interactive	-0.16%	-3.73%	-1.93%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GDEN or RSI?

Golden Entertainment received 255 more outperform votes than Rush Street Interactive when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.02% of users gave Rush Street Interactive an outperform vote while only 63.86% of users gave Golden Entertainment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golden Entertainment	Outperform Votes 318 63.86%	Underperform Votes 180 36.14%
Rush Street Interactive	Outperform Votes 63 67.02%	Underperform Votes 31 32.98%

Which has more volatility and risk, GDEN or RSI?

Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rush Street Interactive has a beta of 1.88, suggesting that its share price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Golden Entertainment and Rush Street Interactive tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.