PlayAGS (AGS) Competitors

Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) and PlayAGS (NYSE:AGS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, risk and earnings.

Which has more risk and volatility, HI or AGS?

Hillenbrand has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PlayAGS has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HI or AGS?

89.1% of Hillenbrand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.4% of PlayAGS shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hillenbrand shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of PlayAGS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HI or AGS more profitable?

PlayAGS has a net margin of 1.89% compared to Hillenbrand's net margin of -7.12%. Hillenbrand's return on equity of 15.00% beat PlayAGS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hillenbrand	-7.12%	15.00%	4.26%
PlayAGS	1.89%	10.37%	1.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HI or AGS?

Hillenbrand received 41 more outperform votes than PlayAGS when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.48% of users gave PlayAGS an outperform vote while only 56.31% of users gave Hillenbrand an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hillenbrand	Outperform Votes 281 56.31%	Underperform Votes 218 43.69%
PlayAGS	Outperform Votes 240 66.48%	Underperform Votes 121 33.52%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HI or AGS?

PlayAGS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hillenbrand. Hillenbrand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PlayAGS, 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
Hillenbrand	$3.05B	0.47	-$211M	-$3.81	-5.32
PlayAGS	$393.72M	1.30	$430K	$1.17	10.58

Does the media prefer HI or AGS?

In the previous week, Hillenbrand and Hillenbrand both had 2 articles in the media. Hillenbrand's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat PlayAGS's score of 1.33 indicating that Hillenbrand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hillenbrand	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
PlayAGS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HI or AGS?

Hillenbrand presently has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 57.95%. PlayAGS has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.01%. Given Hillenbrand's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Hillenbrand is more favorable than PlayAGS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hillenbrand	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
PlayAGS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Hillenbrand beats PlayAGS on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.