Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AGAE – Get Free Report) and Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.
Risk and Volatility
Allied Gaming & Entertainment has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Playtika has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.2% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Playtika shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.4% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Playtika shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | $9.08 million | 1.66 | -$16.76 million | ($0.54) | -0.74 |
| Playtika | $2.55 billion | 0.55 | $162.20 million | $0.24 | 15.56 |
Playtika has higher revenue and earnings than Allied Gaming & Entertainment. Allied Gaming & Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Playtika, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Playtika, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Playtika | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.22 |
Playtika has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.64%. Given Playtika’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Playtika is more favorable than Allied Gaming & Entertainment.
Profitability
This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Playtika’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | -280.09% | -19.56% | -11.82% |
| Playtika | 3.16% | -114.44% | 3.23% |
Summary
Playtika beats Allied Gaming & Entertainment on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Allied Gaming & Entertainment
Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. operates as an experiential entertainment company, which engages in the creation of esports venues and live events for both video games and poker. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About Playtika
Playtika Holding Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia pacific, and internationally. The company owns a portfolio of casual and social casino-themed games. It distributes its games to the end customer through various web and mobile platforms and direct-to-consumer platforms. Playtika Holding Corp. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel. Playtika Holding Corp. is a subsidiary of Playtika Holding UK II Limited.
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