Financial Comparison: Canterbury Park (CPHC) and Its Rivals

Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC) is one of 64 publicly-traded companies in the “GAMING” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Canterbury Park to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

Canterbury Park has a beta of -0.39, suggesting that its share price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canterbury Park’s rivals have a beta of 2.91, suggesting that their average share price is 191% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Canterbury Park and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canterbury Park	-0.89%	-0.63%	-0.47%
Canterbury Park Competitors	-74.41%	-36.05%	-0.50%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

76.4% of Canterbury Park shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.5% of Canterbury Park shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “GAMING” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Canterbury Park and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canterbury Park	1	0	0	0	1.00
Canterbury Park Competitors	733	2769	5725	191	2.57

As a group, “GAMING” companies have a potential upside of 27.49%. Given Canterbury Park’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Canterbury Park has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Canterbury Park and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canterbury Park	$59.57 million	-$530,000.00	-158.40
Canterbury Park Competitors	$2.63 billion	-$13.18 million	-11.02

Canterbury Park’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Canterbury Park. Canterbury Park is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Canterbury Park pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Canterbury Park pays out -280.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “GAMING” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.3% and pay out 23.4% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Canterbury Park is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Canterbury Park beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Canterbury Park Company Profile

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.