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PENN vs. CZR, DKNG, GDEN, RRR, WYNN, BYD, DIS, MGM, WMS, and CHDN

Should you be buying PENN Entertainment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PENN Entertainment include Caesars Entertainment (CZR), DraftKings (DKNG), Golden Entertainment (GDEN), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Boyd Gaming (BYD), Walt Disney (DIS), MGM Resorts International (MGM), Advanced Drainage Systems (WMS), and Churchill Downs (CHDN).

PENN Entertainment vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Caesars Entertainment had 10 more articles in the media than PENN Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Caesars Entertainment and 8 mentions for PENN Entertainment. Caesars Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat PENN Entertainment's score of 0.38 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
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
PENN Entertainment
1 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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%

91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of PENN Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Caesars Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of PENN Entertainment 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.

Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PENN Entertainment has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Caesars Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $42.33, suggesting a potential upside of 65.49%. PENN Entertainment has a consensus target price of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.89%. Given Caesars Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82
PENN Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Caesars Entertainment$11.25B0.47-$278M-$0.92-27.80
PENN Entertainment$6.58B0.42-$311.50M-$0.56-33.79

Summary

Caesars Entertainment beats PENN Entertainment on 13 of the 17 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 PENN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PENN vs. The Competition

MetricPENN EntertainmentGAMING IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.76B$9.40B$8.34B$10.27B
Dividend YieldN/A2.06%3.01%4.60%
P/E Ratio-33.7919.9718.4526.51
Price / Sales0.4218.725.13165.32
Price / Cash15.4920.5114.9729.89
Price / Book1.0114.385.086.32
Net Income-$311.50M$12.37M$255.59M$270.51M
7 Day Performance-5.68%-0.10%1.45%2.15%
1 Month Performance3.73%0.50%18.39%6.35%
1 Year Performance-5.49%11.44%51.33%25.48%

PENN Entertainment Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PENN
PENN Entertainment
3.9663 of 5 stars
$18.92
+0.5%
$23.25
+22.9%
-5.4%$2.76B$6.58B-33.7923,118
CZR
Caesars Entertainment
3.6119 of 5 stars
$26.38
+0.2%
$42.47
+61.0%
-33.4%$5.49B$11.25B-28.6722,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
DKNG
DraftKings
4.4791 of 5 stars
$46.32
-0.5%
$54.37
+17.4%
+13.3%$41.20B$4.77B-71.265,100Positive News
GDEN
Golden Entertainment
4.6172 of 5 stars
$24.60
-0.8%
$35.33
+43.6%
-25.0%$643.54M$666.82M45.565,300News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RRR
Red Rock Resorts
3.9398 of 5 stars
$61.37
-1.4%
$60.73
-1.0%
+12.7%$6.47B$1.94B20.879,300Positive News
Analyst Forecast
WYNN
Wynn Resorts
3.8429 of 5 stars
$122.67
+1.5%
$123.47
+0.6%
+56.6%$12.76B$7.13B36.8428,000Short Interest ↓
BYD
Boyd Gaming
4.3373 of 5 stars
$86.30
-0.2%
$86.62
+0.4%
+36.3%$6.92B$3.93B13.2816,129Positive News
DIS
Walt Disney
4.7749 of 5 stars
$118.77
+0.7%
$131.18
+10.5%
+27.7%$213.54B$91.36B18.62233,000Trending News
MGM
MGM Resorts International
4.6129 of 5 stars
$36.17
-1.4%
$48.83
+35.0%
-2.4%$9.84B$17.24B19.8763,000Insider Trade
WMS
Advanced Drainage Systems
4.1862 of 5 stars
$148.52
+0.1%
$152.56
+2.7%
-3.2%$11.55B$2.90B26.816,000Positive News
CHDN
Churchill Downs
4.9495 of 5 stars
$99.99
-2.3%
$136.50
+36.5%
-31.7%$7.01B$2.73B17.188,870Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PENN) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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