Ark Restaurants (NASDAQ:ARKR – Get Free Report) and Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Ark Restaurants has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ark Restaurants and Full House Resorts, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ark Restaurants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Full House Resorts | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
32.0% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ark Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Ark Restaurants and Full House Resorts’ 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% |
| Full House Resorts | -12.06% | -473.31% | -5.78% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Ark Restaurants and Full House Resorts”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ark Restaurants | $165.75 million | 0.10 | -$11.47 million | ($0.88) | -5.08 |
| Full House Resorts | $302.38 million | 0.15 | -$40.20 million | ($1.02) | -1.19 |
Ark Restaurants has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Full House Resorts. Ark Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Full House Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Full House Resorts beats Ark Restaurants on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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 Full House Resorts
Full House Resorts, Inc. owns, leases, operates, develops, manages, and invests in casinos, and related hospitality and entertainment facilities in the United States. It operates through Midwest & South, West, and Contracted Sports Wagering segments. The company's properties include American Place in Waukegan, Illinois; Silver Slipper Casino and Hotel in Hancock County, Mississippi; Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana; Bronco Billy's Casino and Chamonix Casino Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado; Stockman's Casino in Fallon, Nevada; and Grand Lodge Casino, located within the Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort, Spa and Casino in Incline Village, Nevada. It also offers online sports wagering services. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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