Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO) Competitors

GameStop (NYSE:GME) and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GME or MLCO?

GameStop has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melco Resorts & Entertainment. GameStop is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Melco Resorts & 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
GameStop	$3.82B	2.77	$131.30M	$0.46	51.38
Melco Resorts & Entertainment	$4.64B	0.78	$43.54M	$0.14	61.21

Is GME or MLCO more profitable?

GameStop has a net margin of 5.67% compared to Melco Resorts & Entertainment's net margin of 1.28%. GameStop's return on equity of 5.25% beat Melco Resorts & Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GameStop	5.67%	5.25%	3.99%
Melco Resorts & Entertainment	1.28%	-12.58%	1.43%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GME or MLCO?

29.2% of GameStop shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of Melco Resorts & Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of GameStop shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.1% of Melco Resorts & Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, GME or MLCO?

GameStop has a beta of -0.81, indicating that its stock price is 181% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer GME or MLCO?

In the previous week, GameStop had 15 more articles in the media than Melco Resorts & Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for GameStop and 8 mentions for Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Melco Resorts & Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat GameStop's score of 0.19 indicating that Melco Resorts & Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GameStop	4 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Melco Resorts & Entertainment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate GME or MLCO?

GameStop presently has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 42.88%. Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a consensus price target of $7.11, suggesting a potential downside of 17.06%. Given Melco Resorts & Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Melco Resorts & Entertainment is more favorable than GameStop.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GameStop	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Melco Resorts & Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Melco Resorts & Entertainment beats GameStop on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.