Boyd Gaming (NYSE:BYD – Get Free Report) and Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
76.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Boyd Gaming shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Flutter Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Boyd Gaming and Flutter Entertainment”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Boyd Gaming | $4.09 billion | 1.58 | $1.84 billion | $22.72 | 3.84 |
| Flutter Entertainment | $16.38 billion | 1.08 | -$310.00 million | ($2.14) | -47.42 |
Boyd Gaming has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Flutter Entertainment. Flutter Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boyd Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Boyd Gaming and Flutter Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Boyd Gaming | 0 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2.44 |
| Flutter Entertainment | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 2.62 |
Boyd Gaming presently has a consensus price target of $94.77, indicating a potential upside of 8.71%. Flutter Entertainment has a consensus price target of $176.26, indicating a potential upside of 73.70%. Given Flutter Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Boyd Gaming.
Profitability
This table compares Boyd Gaming and Flutter Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Boyd Gaming | 44.34% | 22.29% | 8.84% |
| Flutter Entertainment | -2.20% | 11.60% | 3.81% |
Risk and Volatility
Boyd Gaming has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Boyd Gaming beats Flutter Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Boyd Gaming
Boyd Gaming Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-jurisdictional gaming company in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company operates through Las Vegas Locals, Downtown Las Vegas, Midwest & South, and Online segments. It also engages in owning and operating a travel agency. Boyd Gaming Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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.
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