Which has higher earnings and valuation, BALY or MRDN?

Meridian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bally's. Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bally's, 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 Bally's $2.45B 0.21 -$701.10M -$6.80 N/A Meridian $197.19M 0.91 -$89.90M -$6.74 N/A

Is BALY or MRDN more profitable?

Bally's has a net margin of -25.83% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Bally's' return on equity of -40.97% beat Meridian's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bally's -25.83% -40.97% -7.66% Meridian -41.41% -117.87% -58.87%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRDN or CDRO?

Codere Online Luxembourg has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Meridian $197.19M 0.91 -$89.90M -$6.74 N/A Codere Online Luxembourg $238M 1.74 $1.46M N/A N/A

Do analysts prefer MRDN or MSC?

Meridian presently has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Meridian's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Meridian is more favorable than Studio City Ih. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meridian 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Studio City Ih 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MRDN or MSC?

Studio City Ih has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Studio City Ih is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meridian, 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 Meridian $197.19M 0.91 -$89.90M -$6.74 N/A Studio City Ih $684.08M 0.57 -$64.30M -$0.28 N/A

Is MRDN or MSC more profitable?

Studio City Ih has a net margin of -7.79% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Studio City Ih's return on equity of -9.26% beat Meridian's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meridian -41.41% -117.87% -58.87% Studio City Ih -7.79% -9.26% -1.89%

Do analysts rate MRDN or CPHC?

Meridian currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Meridian's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Meridian is more favorable than Canterbury Park. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meridian 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Canterbury Park 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Is MRDN or CPHC more profitable?

Canterbury Park has a net margin of 0.20% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Canterbury Park's return on equity of 0.14% beat Meridian's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meridian -41.41% -117.87% -58.87% Canterbury Park 0.20% 0.14% 0.10%

Meridian (MRDN) Competitors

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MRDN vs. BALY, CDRO, MSC, INSE, and CPHC

Should you buy Meridian stock or one of its competitors? Meridian's main competitors and comparable companies include Bally's (BALY), Codere Online Luxembourg (CDRO), Studio City Ih (MSC), Inspired Entertainment (INSE), and Canterbury Park (CPHC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "casinos & gaming" industry.

How does Meridian compare to Bally's?

Bally's (NYSE:BALY) and Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Bally's presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.86%. Meridian has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Meridian's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Meridian is more favorable than Bally's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bally's	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60
Meridian	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, Bally's had 13 more articles in the media than Meridian. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bally's and 0 mentions for Meridian. Meridian's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Bally's' score of -0.28 indicating that Meridian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bally's	Neutral
Meridian	Neutral

70.4% of Bally's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. 69.3% of Bally's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Meridian shares are held 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.

Bally's has a net margin of -25.83% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Bally's' return on equity of -40.97% beat Meridian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bally's	-25.83%	-40.97%	-7.66%
Meridian	-41.41%	-117.87%	-58.87%

Bally's has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meridian has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Meridian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bally's. Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bally's, 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
Bally's	$2.45B	0.21	-$701.10M	-$6.80	N/A
Meridian	$197.19M	0.91	-$89.90M	-$6.74	N/A

Summary

Bally's beats Meridian on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meridian compare to Codere Online Luxembourg?

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN) and Codere Online Luxembourg (NASDAQ:CDRO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Meridian's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Codere Online Luxembourg'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Meridian	Neutral
Codere Online Luxembourg	Neutral

2.7% of Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Codere Online Luxembourg shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Meridian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Codere Online Luxembourg shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Codere Online Luxembourg has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Meridian	$197.19M	0.91	-$89.90M	-$6.74	N/A
Codere Online Luxembourg	$238M	1.74	$1.46M	N/A	N/A

Codere Online Luxembourg has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Codere Online Luxembourg's return on equity of 0.00% beat Meridian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meridian	-41.41%	-117.87%	-58.87%
Codere Online Luxembourg	N/A	N/A	N/A

Meridian has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Codere Online Luxembourg has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Meridian currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Codere Online Luxembourg has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.53%. Given Meridian's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Meridian is more favorable than Codere Online Luxembourg.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meridian	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Codere Online Luxembourg	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Codere Online Luxembourg beats Meridian on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meridian compare to Studio City Ih?

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN) and Studio City Ih (NYSE:MSC) 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, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Meridian's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Studio City Ih'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Meridian	Neutral
Studio City Ih	Neutral

Meridian presently has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Meridian's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Meridian is more favorable than Studio City Ih.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meridian	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Studio City Ih	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Studio City Ih has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Studio City Ih is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meridian, 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
Meridian	$197.19M	0.91	-$89.90M	-$6.74	N/A
Studio City Ih	$684.08M	0.57	-$64.30M	-$0.28	N/A

Studio City Ih has a net margin of -7.79% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Studio City Ih's return on equity of -9.26% beat Meridian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meridian	-41.41%	-117.87%	-58.87%
Studio City Ih	-7.79%	-9.26%	-1.89%

Meridian has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Studio City Ih has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

2.7% of Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Meridian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.9% of Studio City Ih shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Studio City Ih beats Meridian on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meridian compare to Inspired Entertainment?

Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE) and Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Inspired Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Inspired Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meridian, 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
Inspired Entertainment	$304.10M	0.53	-$17M	-$0.33	N/A
Meridian	$197.19M	0.91	-$89.90M	-$6.74	N/A

Inspired Entertainment has a net margin of -3.34% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Inspired Entertainment's return on equity of -30.08% beat Meridian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspired Entertainment	-3.34%	-30.08%	0.92%
Meridian	-41.41%	-117.87%	-58.87%

Inspired Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 228.95%. Meridian has a consensus price target of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Inspired Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Inspired Entertainment is more favorable than Meridian.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspired Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Meridian	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

77.4% of Inspired Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Inspired Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Meridian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Inspired Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Meridian. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Inspired Entertainment and 0 mentions for Meridian. Inspired Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Meridian's score of 0.00 indicating that Inspired Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Inspired Entertainment	Positive
Meridian	Neutral

Inspired Entertainment has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Meridian has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Inspired Entertainment beats Meridian on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Meridian compare to Canterbury Park?

Meridian (NASDAQ:MRDN) and Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

2.7% of Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Canterbury Park shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Meridian shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Canterbury Park shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Canterbury Park's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Meridian's score of 0.00 indicating that Canterbury Park is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Meridian	Neutral
Canterbury Park	Positive

Meridian currently has a consensus target price of $21.60, suggesting a potential upside of 52.76%. Given Meridian's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Meridian is more favorable than Canterbury Park.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Meridian	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Canterbury Park	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Meridian has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Canterbury Park has a beta of -0.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% less volatile than the broader market.

Canterbury Park has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Meridian. Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canterbury Park, 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
Meridian	$197.19M	0.91	-$89.90M	-$6.74	N/A
Canterbury Park	$60.44M	1.37	-$530K	$0.02	799.50

Canterbury Park has a net margin of 0.20% compared to Meridian's net margin of -41.41%. Canterbury Park's return on equity of 0.14% beat Meridian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Meridian	-41.41%	-117.87%	-58.87%
Canterbury Park	0.20%	0.14%	0.10%

Summary

Canterbury Park beats Meridian on 10 of the 13 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 MRDN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

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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.

MRDN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Meridian	Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$179.14M	$8.29B	$13.17B	$12.81B
Dividend Yield	N/A	3.74%	55.50%	10.69%
P/E Ratio	-2.10	23.23	46.82	24.22
Price / Sales	0.91	319.43	87.59	91.69
Price / Cash	N/A	22.24	29.07	53.57
Price / Book	3.50	4.98	3.93	6.37
Net Income	-$89.90M	$260.60M	$445.72M	$347.74M
7 Day Performance	-1.05%	0.54%	-0.29%	0.08%
1 Month Performance	3.59%	2.33%	1.34%	2.13%
1 Year Performance	N/A	-1.80%	0.25%	20.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MRDN Meridian	1.3696 of 5 stars	$14.14 +1.1%	$21.60 +52.8%	N/A	$179.14M	$197.19M	N/A	1,200
BALY Bally's	1.6846 of 5 stars	$8.83 -1.0%	$11.75 +33.1%	+5.8%	$449.68M	$2.66B	N/A	11,700	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade High Trading Volume
CDRO Codere Online Luxembourg	1.3683 of 5 stars	$9.02 +0.3%	$10.00 +10.9%	+9.7%	$408.77M	$238M	N/A	230	Gap Up
MSC Studio City Ih	0.7123 of 5 stars	$1.79 -2.5%	N/A	-64.2%	$385.61M	$694.57M	N/A	5,879	Positive News Earnings Report Gap Down
INSE Inspired Entertainment	3.7478 of 5 stars	$6.04 +1.5%	$20.00 +231.1%	-29.7%	$156.83M	$304.10M	N/A	1,020	News Coverage Positive News

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MRDN vs. BALY, CDRO, MSC, INSE, and CPHC

How does Meridian compare to Bally's?

Do analysts rate BALY or MRDN?

Does the media refer more to BALY or MRDN?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BALY or MRDN?

Is BALY or MRDN more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, BALY or MRDN?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BALY or MRDN?

Summary

How does Meridian compare to Codere Online Luxembourg?

Does the media refer more to MRDN or CDRO?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MRDN or CDRO?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRDN or CDRO?

Is MRDN or CDRO more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, MRDN or CDRO?

Do analysts rate MRDN or CDRO?

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How does Meridian compare to Studio City Ih?

Does the media prefer MRDN or MSC?

Do analysts prefer MRDN or MSC?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MRDN or MSC?

Is MRDN or MSC more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, MRDN or MSC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MRDN or MSC?

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How does Meridian compare to Inspired Entertainment?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, INSE or MRDN?

Is INSE or MRDN more profitable?

Do analysts rate INSE or MRDN?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of INSE or MRDN?

Does the media refer more to INSE or MRDN?

Which has more risk & volatility, INSE or MRDN?

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How does Meridian compare to Canterbury Park?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MRDN or CPHC?

Does the media refer more to MRDN or CPHC?

Do analysts rate MRDN or CPHC?

Which has more volatility & risk, MRDN or CPHC?

Which has better earnings and valuation, MRDN or CPHC?

Is MRDN or CPHC more profitable?

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