Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) versus Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) Critical Contrast

Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) and Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Full House Resorts”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flutter Entertainment	$16.38 billion	1.07	-$310.00 million	($2.14)	-47.18
Full House Resorts	$302.38 million	0.31	-$40.20 million	($1.07)	-2.40

Full House Resorts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Full House Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Flutter Entertainment and Full House Resorts, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flutter Entertainment	4	7	15	2	2.54
Full House Resorts	1	1	2	0	2.25

Flutter Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $189.26, suggesting a potential upside of 87.45%. Full House Resorts has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 55.64%. Given Flutter Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Full House Resorts.

Risk & Volatility

Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Full House Resorts’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flutter Entertainment	-2.20%	11.60%	3.81%
Full House Resorts	-12.79%	-473.31%	-5.99%

Summary

Flutter Entertainment beats Full House Resorts on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States, Italy, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: UK & Ireland, Australia, International, and US. It offers sports betting, iGaming, daily fantasy sports, online racing wagering, and TV broadcasting products; sportsbooks and exchange sports betting products, and gaming products; and online sports betting. In addition, it provides online poker, casino, and rummy. Further, it provides sports betting and gaming services through paddypower.com, betfair.com, sportsbet.com.au, tvg.com, us.betfair.com, fanduel.com, adjarabet.com, pokerstars.com, Skybet.com, tombola.com, sisal.com, and maxbet.rs websites under the FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, TVG, Stardust, Junglee Games, and Adjarabet brands, as well as live poker tours and events. The company was formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair plc and changed its name to Flutter Entertainment plc in 2019. Flutter Entertainment plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About Full House Resorts

Full House Resorts, Inc. owns, leases, operates, develops, manages, and invests in casinos, and related hospitality and entertainment facilities in the United States. It operates through Midwest & South, West, and Contracted Sports Wagering segments. The company's properties include American Place in Waukegan, Illinois; Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi; Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana; Bronco Billy's Casino and Chamonix Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado; Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada; and Grand Lodge Casino, located within the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada. It also offers online sports wagering services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.