Head to Head Analysis: Full House Resorts (FLL) vs. Its Peers

Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) is one of 383 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Full House Resorts to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Volatility & Risk

Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full House Resorts’ competitors have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Full House Resorts	-12.23%	-473.31%	-6.01%
Full House Resorts Competitors	8.51%	-42.06%	2.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Full House Resorts and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Full House Resorts	1	1	3	0	2.40
Full House Resorts Competitors	3835	17324	25641	908	2.50

Full House Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 425.39%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 53.30%. Given Full House Resorts’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Full House Resorts is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Full House Resorts and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Full House Resorts	$302.38 million	-$40.20 million	-0.54
Full House Resorts Competitors	$3.42 billion	$250.18 million	-161.14

Full House Resorts’ competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Full House Resorts. Full House Resorts is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Full House Resorts competitors beat Full House Resorts on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Full House Resorts Company Profile

Full House Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLL) is a regional gaming and hospitality company that owns, operates, and manages casinos and related entertainment properties in the United States. Its properties typically offer casino gaming, hotel accommodations, restaurants, bars, live entertainment, and other amenities designed to serve local and destination visitors. The company’s portfolio includes Chamonix Casino Hotel and Bronco Billy’s Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado; Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana; and Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada.