Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Competitors

Super Group (NYSE:SGHC) and Golden Entertainment (NASDAQ:GDEN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Does the media prefer SGHC or GDEN?

In the previous week, Super Group had 1 more articles in the media than Golden Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Super Group and 9 mentions for Golden Entertainment. Super Group's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Golden Entertainment's score of 0.91 indicating that Super Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Super Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golden Entertainment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SGHC or GDEN?

Golden Entertainment received 294 more outperform votes than Super Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.52% of users gave Super Group an outperform vote while only 63.75% of users gave Golden Entertainment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Super Group	Outperform Votes 19 65.52%	Underperform Votes 10 34.48%
Golden Entertainment	Outperform Votes 313 63.75%	Underperform Votes 178 36.25%

Which has better valuation & earnings, SGHC or GDEN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Group	$1.56B	2.14	-$11.42M	$0.06	111.50
Golden Entertainment	$733.31M	1.23	$255.76M	$1.24	26.61

Which has more volatility & risk, SGHC or GDEN?

Super Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golden Entertainment has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SGHC or GDEN a better dividend stock?

Super Group pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Golden Entertainment pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Super Group pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golden Entertainment pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golden Entertainment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is SGHC or GDEN more profitable?

Golden Entertainment has a net margin of 5.23% compared to Super Group's net margin of 2.25%. Super Group's return on equity of 15.40% beat Golden Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Group	2.25%	15.40%	9.01%
Golden Entertainment	5.23%	0.69%	0.28%

Do analysts recommend SGHC or GDEN?

Super Group presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.58%. Golden Entertainment has a consensus price target of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Given Super Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Super Group is more favorable than Golden Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Super Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Golden Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SGHC or GDEN?

5.1% of Super Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.7% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Super Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of Golden Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Golden Entertainment beats Super Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.