Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR – Get Free Report) and Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Volatility & Risk
Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Casinos has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ark Restaurants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Century Casinos | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Century Casinos has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 136.22%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Ark Restaurants.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ark Restaurants and Century Casinos”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ark Restaurants | $165.75 million | 0.12 | -$11.47 million | ($0.88) | -6.25 |
| Century Casinos | $572.97 million | 0.06 | -$61.42 million | ($1.93) | -0.66 |
Ark Restaurants has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Century Casinos. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Casinos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Ark Restaurants and Century Casinos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ark Restaurants | -2.04% | -10.61% | -2.58% |
| Century Casinos | -9.62% | -3,789.52% | -4.93% |
About Ark Restaurants
Ark Restaurants Corp., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates restaurants and bars in the United States. It operates restaurants in New York City; Washington, D.C.; Las Vegas, Nevada; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Florida; and Alabama, as well as fast food concepts and catering operations. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.
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.
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