Bally's (TRWH) Competitors

Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) and Bally's (NYSE:TRWH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the media refer more to XHR or TRWH?

In the previous week, Xenia Hotels & Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Bally's. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Xenia Hotels & Resorts and 0 mentions for Bally's. Xenia Hotels & Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Bally's' score of 0.00 indicating that Xenia Hotels & Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	Positive
Bally's	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, XHR or TRWH?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its stock price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bally's has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its stock price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XHR or TRWH?

92.4% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Bally's shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Bally's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XHR or TRWH?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts received 256 more outperform votes than Bally's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.67% of users gave Bally's an outperform vote while only 57.20% of users gave Xenia Hotels & Resorts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	Outperform Votes 310 57.20%	Underperform Votes 232 42.80%
Bally's	Outperform Votes 54 60.67%	Underperform Votes 35 39.33%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, XHR or TRWH?

Bally's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Xenia Hotels & Resorts. Bally's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Xenia Hotels & Resorts, 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
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	$1.03B	1.50	$19.14M	$0.23	65.83
Bally's	$523.58M	1.03	$55.13M	$1.81	9.82

Is XHR or TRWH more profitable?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts has a net margin of 2.37% compared to Bally's' net margin of -3.04%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts' return on equity of 1.86% beat Bally's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	2.37%	1.86%	0.84%
Bally's	-3.04%	-0.85%	-0.15%

Do analysts rate XHR or TRWH?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts presently has a consensus price target of $17.13, suggesting a potential upside of 13.11%. Given Xenia Hotels & Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Xenia Hotels & Resorts is more favorable than Bally's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Xenia Hotels & Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bally's	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is XHR or TRWH a better dividend stock?

Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Bally's pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Xenia Hotels & Resorts pays out 208.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bally's pays out 22.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Xenia Hotels & Resorts beats Bally's on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.