PENN Entertainment (PENN) Competitors

Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) and PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ:PENN) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, CZR or PENN?

Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its stock price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PENN Entertainment has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CZR or PENN more profitable?

PENN Entertainment has a net margin of -1.12% compared to Caesars Entertainment's net margin of -1.71%. PENN Entertainment's return on equity of -4.36% beat Caesars Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caesars Entertainment	-1.71%	-4.55%	-0.60%
PENN Entertainment	-1.12%	-4.36%	-0.85%

Does the media prefer CZR or PENN?

In the previous week, PENN Entertainment had 2 more articles in the media than Caesars Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for PENN Entertainment and 15 mentions for Caesars Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat PENN Entertainment's score of 0.95 indicating that Caesars Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caesars Entertainment	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PENN Entertainment	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer CZR or PENN?

Caesars Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $42.47, indicating a potential upside of 67.39%. PENN Entertainment has a consensus target price of $23.25, indicating a potential upside of 29.74%. Given Caesars Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than PENN Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caesars Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
PENN Entertainment	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has better valuation and earnings, CZR or PENN?

Caesars Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than PENN Entertainment. PENN Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caesars 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
Caesars Entertainment	$11.25B	0.47	-$278M	-$0.92	-27.58
PENN Entertainment	$6.58B	0.40	-$311.50M	-$0.56	-32.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CZR or PENN?

91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of PENN Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Caesars Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of PENN Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Caesars Entertainment beats PENN Entertainment on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.