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Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Competitors

GDEN vs. RRR, ACEL, BYD, BATRK, and MSGE

Should you buy Golden Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Golden Entertainment with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Golden Entertainment include Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Accel Entertainment (ACEL), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.

How does Golden Entertainment compare to Red Rock Resorts?

Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Red Rock Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $67.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.73%. Golden Entertainment has a consensus target price of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.71%. Given Red Rock Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Red Rock Resorts is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Rock Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Golden Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Red Rock Resorts had 4 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Red Rock Resorts and 0 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Red Rock Resorts' score of 0.01 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Red Rock Resorts	Neutral
Golden Entertainment	Very Positive

Red Rock Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Golden Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Red Rock Resorts pays out 33.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golden Entertainment pays out -400.0% 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. Golden Entertainment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Red Rock Resorts has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

47.8% of Red Rock Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 53.8% of Red Rock Resorts shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are held 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.

Red Rock Resorts has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Rock Resorts, 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
Red Rock Resorts	$2.01B	2.79	$188.07M	$3.11	17.17
Golden Entertainment	$634.91M	1.19	-$6.04M	-$0.25	N/A

Red Rock Resorts has a net margin of 9.21% compared to Golden Entertainment's net margin of -0.95%. Red Rock Resorts' return on equity of 61.67% beat Golden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Rock Resorts	9.21%	61.67%	4.51%
Golden Entertainment	-0.95%	0.51%	0.22%

Summary

Red Rock Resorts beats Golden Entertainment on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Golden Entertainment compare to Accel Entertainment?

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and Accel Entertainment (NYSE:ACEL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Accel Entertainment has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

Accel Entertainment has a net margin of 3.79% compared to Golden Entertainment's net margin of -0.95%. Accel Entertainment's return on equity of 25.70% beat Golden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Entertainment	-0.95%	0.51%	0.22%
Accel Entertainment	3.79%	25.70%	6.37%

Golden Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.71%. Accel Entertainment has a consensus price target of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.43%. Given Accel Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Accel Entertainment is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Accel Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Accel Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accel Entertainment, 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	$634.91M	1.19	-$6.04M	-$0.25	N/A
Accel Entertainment	$1.33B	0.72	$51.47M	$0.60	19.49

In the previous week, Accel Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Accel Entertainment and 0 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Accel Entertainment's score of 0.10 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Golden Entertainment	Very Positive
Accel Entertainment	Neutral

70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Accel Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Accel Entertainment beats Golden Entertainment on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Golden Entertainment compare to Boyd Gaming?

Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Boyd Gaming had 9 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Boyd Gaming and 0 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Boyd Gaming's score of 1.32 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Boyd Gaming	Positive
Golden Entertainment	Very Positive

Boyd Gaming presently has a consensus price target of $92.08, suggesting a potential upside of 15.55%. Golden Entertainment has a consensus price target of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.71%. Given Boyd Gaming's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Boyd Gaming is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boyd Gaming	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Golden Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Boyd Gaming pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Golden Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Boyd Gaming pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golden Entertainment pays out -400.0% 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. Boyd Gaming has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Golden Entertainment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 44.84% compared to Golden Entertainment's net margin of -0.95%. Boyd Gaming's return on equity of 25.63% beat Golden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boyd Gaming	44.84%	25.63%	8.99%
Golden Entertainment	-0.95%	0.51%	0.22%

Boyd Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Gaming, 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
Boyd Gaming	$4.09B	1.45	$1.84B	$22.81	3.49
Golden Entertainment	$634.91M	1.19	-$6.04M	-$0.25	N/A

Summary

Boyd Gaming beats Golden Entertainment on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Golden Entertainment compare to Atlanta Braves?

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and Atlanta Braves (NASDAQ:BATRK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Atlanta Braves has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Golden Entertainment's net margin of -0.95%. Golden Entertainment's return on equity of 0.51% beat Atlanta Braves' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Entertainment	-0.95%	0.51%	0.22%
Atlanta Braves	N/A	N/A	N/A

Golden Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $32.75, indicating a potential upside of 14.71%. Atlanta Braves has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.02%. Given Atlanta Braves' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlanta Braves is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Atlanta Braves	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Atlanta Braves had 1 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Atlanta Braves and 0 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Atlanta Braves' score of 0.95 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Golden Entertainment	Very Positive
Atlanta Braves	Positive

Golden Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atlanta Braves. Atlanta Braves is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golden Entertainment, 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	$634.91M	1.19	-$6.04M	-$0.25	N/A
Atlanta Braves	$732.49M	3.61	-$19.03M	-$0.36	N/A

Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Atlanta Braves has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Atlanta Braves shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Golden Entertainment beats Atlanta Braves on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Golden Entertainment compare to Madison Square Garden Entertainment?

Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) and Madison Square Garden Entertainment (NYSE:MSGE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Golden Entertainment's net margin of -0.95%. Madison Square Garden Entertainment's return on equity of 4,795.27% beat Golden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Entertainment	-0.95%	0.51%	0.22%
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	4.81%	4,795.27%	3.31%

Golden Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $32.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.71%. Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a consensus price target of $64.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.48%. Given Golden Entertainment's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Golden Entertainment is more favorable than Madison Square Garden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Golden Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Madison Square Garden Entertainment has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Madison Square Garden Entertainment, 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	$634.91M	1.19	-$6.04M	-$0.25	N/A
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	$1.02B	2.76	$37.43M	$1.02	68.17

In the previous week, Madison Square Garden Entertainment had 4 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Madison Square Garden Entertainment and 0 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Golden Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Madison Square Garden Entertainment's score of 0.80 indicating that Golden Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Golden Entertainment	Very Positive
Madison Square Garden Entertainment	Positive

70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Golden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of Madison Square Garden Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Madison Square Garden Entertainment beats Golden Entertainment on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GDEN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Golden Entertainment	GAMING Industry	Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$753.69M	$6.23B	$7.26B	$12.28B
Dividend Yield	3.50%	1.98%	3.06%	5.36%
P/E Ratio	-114.20	27.84	18.49	25.48
Price / Sales	1.19	2.68	3.65	73.33
Price / Cash	7.78	20.56	14.58	55.00
Price / Book	1.78	6.48	3.69	7.01
Net Income	-$6.04M	-$17.83M	$238.23M	$335.16M

Golden Entertainment Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GDEN Golden Entertainment	2.1387 of 5 stars	$28.55 flat	$32.75 +14.7%	N/A	$753.69M	$634.91M	N/A	5,300	Positive News Gap Down
RRR Red Rock Resorts	4.4041 of 5 stars	$53.03 +0.9%	$67.67 +27.6%	+14.6%	$5.57B	$2.01B	17.05	9,500
ACEL Accel Entertainment	3.9712 of 5 stars	$11.47 -0.7%	$14.67 +27.9%	+3.3%	$935.28M	$1.33B	19.11	1,500	Gap Up
BYD Boyd Gaming	4.4293 of 5 stars	$82.27 -0.6%	$92.08 +11.9%	+6.9%	$6.12B	$4.09B	3.61	16,009	Positive News Analyst Downgrade
BATRK Atlanta Braves	2.4898 of 5 stars	$49.52 -1.4%	$60.00 +21.2%	+21.6%	$2.61B	$732.49M	N/A	1,240	Positive News

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Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Competitors

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Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Competitors

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How does Golden Entertainment compare to Red Rock Resorts?

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Does the media favor RRR or GDEN?

Is RRR or GDEN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, RRR or GDEN?

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RRR or GDEN?

Is RRR or GDEN more profitable?

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How does Golden Entertainment compare to Accel Entertainment?

Which has more volatility & risk, GDEN or ACEL?

Is GDEN or ACEL more profitable?

Do analysts recommend GDEN or ACEL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GDEN or ACEL?

Does the media prefer GDEN or ACEL?

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

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How does Golden Entertainment compare to Boyd Gaming?

Does the media refer more to BYD or GDEN?

Do analysts recommend BYD or GDEN?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BYD or GDEN?

Is BYD or GDEN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, BYD or GDEN?

Is BYD or GDEN more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, BYD or GDEN?

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How does Golden Entertainment compare to Atlanta Braves?

Is GDEN or BATRK more profitable?

Do analysts rate GDEN or BATRK?

Does the media prefer GDEN or BATRK?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GDEN or BATRK?

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Do institutionals and insiders believe in GDEN or BATRK?

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How does Golden Entertainment compare to Madison Square Garden Entertainment?

Is GDEN or MSGE more profitable?

Do analysts prefer GDEN or MSGE?

Which has more risk & volatility, GDEN or MSGE?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GDEN or MSGE?

Does the media prefer GDEN or MSGE?

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