Boyd Gaming (BYD) Competitors

Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) and Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, CNTY or BYD?

Century Casinos has a beta of 2.2, suggesting that its stock price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CNTY or BYD?

In the previous week, Boyd Gaming had 13 more articles in the media than Century Casinos. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Boyd Gaming and 8 mentions for Century Casinos. Boyd Gaming's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Century Casinos' score of 0.04 indicating that Boyd Gaming is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Century Casinos	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Boyd Gaming	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CNTY or BYD?

Century Casinos presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 110.08%. Boyd Gaming has a consensus target price of $86.62, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Given Century Casinos' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Boyd Gaming	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CNTY or BYD?

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Century Casinos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Boyd Gaming shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CNTY or BYD more profitable?

Boyd Gaming has a net margin of 14.02% compared to Century Casinos' net margin of -18.43%. Boyd Gaming's return on equity of 40.65% beat Century Casinos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Casinos	-18.43%	-72.39%	-5.03%
Boyd Gaming	14.02%	40.65%	9.42%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CNTY or BYD?

Boyd Gaming has higher revenue and earnings than Century Casinos. Century Casinos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Gaming, 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
Century Casinos	$575.92M	0.12	-$128.17M	-$3.44	-0.69
Boyd Gaming	$4.03B	1.67	$577.95M	$6.50	12.92

Summary

Boyd Gaming beats Century Casinos on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.