Flutter Entertainment (FLUT) Competitors

AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to APP or FLUT?

In the previous week, AppLovin had 39 more articles in the media than Flutter Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for AppLovin and 15 mentions for Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat AppLovin's score of 1.00 indicating that Flutter Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AppLovin	38 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Flutter Entertainment	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APP or FLUT more profitable?

AppLovin has a net margin of 33.54% compared to Flutter Entertainment's net margin of -6.86%. AppLovin's return on equity of 188.55% beat Flutter Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AppLovin	33.54%	188.55%	29.66%
Flutter Entertainment	-6.86%	-4.52%	-1.85%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APP or FLUT?

Flutter Entertainment received 134 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.32% of users gave Flutter Entertainment an outperform vote while only 57.85% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AppLovin	Outperform Votes 140 57.85%	Underperform Votes 102 42.15%
Flutter Entertainment	Outperform Votes 274 64.32%	Underperform Votes 152 35.68%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APP or FLUT?

41.8% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of AppLovin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, APP or FLUT?

AppLovin has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flutter Entertainment. AppLovin is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flutter 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
AppLovin	$5.14B	25.32	$1.58B	$5.54	69.36
Flutter Entertainment	$14.32B	3.08	-$1.22B	$2.89	86.21

Do analysts rate APP or FLUT?

AppLovin presently has a consensus target price of $433.85, suggesting a potential upside of 12.91%. Flutter Entertainment has a consensus target price of $306.28, suggesting a potential upside of 22.92%. Given Flutter Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than AppLovin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AppLovin	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Flutter Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.05

Summary

AppLovin beats Flutter Entertainment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.