Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY – Get Free Report) and Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Century Casinos and Canterbury Park, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Century Casinos | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Canterbury Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Century Casinos presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 134.38%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Canterbury Park.
Risk and Volatility
Profitability
This table compares Century Casinos and Canterbury Park’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Century Casinos | -9.88% | -3,789.52% | -4.97% |
| Canterbury Park | -0.10% | -0.07% | -0.05% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
66.4% of Century Casinos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Canterbury Park shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Century Casinos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Canterbury Park shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Century Casinos and Canterbury Park”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Century Casinos | $572.97 million | 0.06 | -$61.42 million | ($1.94) | -0.66 |
| Canterbury Park | $59.57 million | 1.36 | -$530,000.00 | ($0.01) | -1,576.00 |
Canterbury Park has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Casinos. Canterbury Park is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Casinos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Canterbury Park beats Century Casinos on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Century Casinos
Century Casinos, Inc. operates as a casino entertainment company in the United States, Canada, and Poland. It develops and operates gaming establishments, as well as related lodging, restaurant, and horse racing including, off-track betting; and entertainment facilities. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
About Canterbury Park
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.
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