Corsair Gaming (NASDAQ:CRSR – Get Free Report) and Monarch Casino & Resort (NASDAQ:MCRI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
25.7% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Monarch Casino & Resort shares are held by institutional investors. 58.4% of Corsair Gaming shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Monarch Casino & Resort shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Corsair Gaming and Monarch Casino & Resort, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Corsair Gaming | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Monarch Casino & Resort | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.67 |
Volatility and Risk
Corsair Gaming has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monarch Casino & Resort has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Corsair Gaming and Monarch Casino & Resort”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Corsair Gaming | $1.47 billion | 0.65 | -$12.47 million | $0.08 | 112.63 |
| Monarch Casino & Resort | $545.12 million | 4.00 | $101.39 million | $5.90 | 20.80 |
Monarch Casino & Resort has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Corsair Gaming. Monarch Casino & Resort is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Corsair Gaming, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Corsair Gaming and Monarch Casino & Resort’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Corsair Gaming | 0.71% | 9.71% | 4.97% |
| Monarch Casino & Resort | 19.62% | 19.98% | 15.21% |
Summary
Monarch Casino & Resort beats Corsair Gaming on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Corsair Gaming
Corsair Gaming, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, markets, and sells gaming and streaming peripherals, components and systems in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. It offers gamer and creator peripherals, including gaming keyboards, mice, headsets, controllers, and streaming products, such as capture cards, stream decks, microphones and audio interfaces, facecam streaming cameras, studio accessories, gaming furniture, and other related products. The company also provides gaming components and systems comprising power supply units, cooling solutions, computer cases, and DRAM modules, as well as prebuilt and custom-built gaming PCs and laptops, gaming monitors, and others; and PC gaming software comprising iCUE for gamers and Elgato streaming suite for content creators, as well as digital services. It sells its products through e-retail, retail, and direct-to-consumer channels and distributors. Corsair Gaming, Inc. was formerly known as Corsair Components (Cayman) Ltd and changed its name to Corsair Gaming, Inc in August 2017. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.
About Monarch Casino & Resort
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of the Atlantis Casino Resort Spa, a hotel and casino facility in Reno, Nevada, and the Monarch Black Hawk Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Reno, NV.
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