PlayAGS (AGS) Competitors

PlayAGS (NYSE:AGS) and Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) 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 valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor AGS or PLTK?

In the previous week, Playtika had 7 more articles in the media than PlayAGS. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Playtika and 4 mentions for PlayAGS. Playtika's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat PlayAGS's score of 0.30 indicating that Playtika is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PlayAGS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Playtika	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate AGS or PLTK?

PlayAGS currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. Playtika has a consensus price target of $7.68, suggesting a potential upside of 54.65%. Given Playtika's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Playtika is more favorable than PlayAGS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PlayAGS	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Playtika	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AGS or PLTK?

Playtika has higher revenue and earnings than PlayAGS. PlayAGS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Playtika, 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
PlayAGS	$394.86M	1.31	$51.65M	$1.17	10.68
Playtika	$2.55B	0.73	$162.20M	$0.38	13.07

Which has more risk & volatility, AGS or PLTK?

PlayAGS has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Playtika has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AGS or PLTK?

77.4% of PlayAGS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Playtika shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of PlayAGS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Playtika shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AGS or PLTK more profitable?

PlayAGS has a net margin of 12.83% compared to Playtika's net margin of 5.37%. PlayAGS's return on equity of 54.56% beat Playtika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PlayAGS	12.83%	54.56%	7.35%
Playtika	5.37%	-149.09%	5.04%

Summary

Playtika beats PlayAGS on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.