ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) & Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC) Head-To-Head Survey

Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC) and ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Canterbury Park and ONE Group Hospitality, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canterbury Park	1	0	0	0	1.00
ONE Group Hospitality	2	1	1	0	1.75

ONE Group Hospitality has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 145.40%. Given ONE Group Hospitality’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ONE Group Hospitality is more favorable than Canterbury Park.

Profitability

This table compares Canterbury Park and ONE Group Hospitality’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canterbury Park	0.20%	0.14%	0.10%
ONE Group Hospitality	-10.25%	-10.49%	-0.62%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Canterbury Park and ONE Group Hospitality”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canterbury Park	$59.57 million	1.39	-$530,000.00	$0.02	798.00
ONE Group Hospitality	$805.72 million	0.06	-$92.24 million	($3.80)	-0.43

Canterbury Park has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ONE Group Hospitality. ONE Group Hospitality is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canterbury Park, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Canterbury Park has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its stock price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ONE Group Hospitality has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

76.4% of Canterbury Park shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.1% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Canterbury Park shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of ONE Group Hospitality 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.

Summary

Canterbury Park beats ONE Group Hospitality on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Canterbury Park

Canterbury Park Holding Corp. engages in hosting and managing pari mutuel wagering activities. It operates through the following business segments: Horse Racing, Card Casino, Food & Beverage and Development. The Horse Racing segment includes simulcast and live horse racing operations. The Card Casino segment holds unbanked card games, poker and table games. The Food and Beverage segment consists of concession stands, restaurant and buffet, bars, and other food venues. The Development segment owns land for racetrack operations. Canterbury Park Holding was founded by Curtis A. Samson, Randall D. Sampson, and Dale H. Schenian on March 24, 1994 and is headquartered in Shakopee, MN.

About ONE Group Hospitality

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a restaurant company, develops, owns, operates, manages, and licenses restaurants and lounges worldwide. It operates through STK, Kona Grill, and ONE Hospitality segments. The company also provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues, including hotels, casinos, and other locations. Its hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing, and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service, and mini bars; and offers hospitality advisory and consulting services. The company operates restaurants primarily under the STK and Kona Grill brands. The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Denver, Colorado.