Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE – Get Free Report) and Agrify (NASDAQ:AGFY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
77.4% of Inspired Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Agrify shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of Inspired Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Agrify shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Inspired Entertainment has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agrify has a beta of 9.96, suggesting that its stock price is 896% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Inspired Entertainment | $300.90 million | 0.70 | -$17.00 million | ($0.61) | -12.86 |
| Agrify | $12.26 million | 4.13 | -$41.75 million | ($22.65) | -1.12 |
Inspired Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Agrify. Inspired Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agrify, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Inspired Entertainment and Agrify’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Inspired Entertainment | -5.78% | -1,176.67% | -0.68% |
| Agrify | -424.11% | -185.90% | -72.67% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Inspired Entertainment and Agrify, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Inspired Entertainment | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Agrify | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Inspired Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.18%. Given Inspired Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Inspired Entertainment is more favorable than Agrify.
Summary
Inspired Entertainment beats Agrify on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Inspired Entertainment
Inspired Entertainment, Inc., a gaming technology company, engages in the supply of content, platform, and other products and services to regulated lottery, betting, and gaming operators worldwide. It operates in four segments: Gaming, Virtual Sports, Interactive, and Leisure. The Gaming segment supplies gaming terminals and software to betting offices, casinos, gaming halls, and high street adult gaming centers; a portfolio of games through its digital terminals under the Centurion and Super Hot Fruits names; and traditional casino games, such as roulette, blackjack, and number games. The Virtual Sports segment designs, develops, markets, and distributes ultra-high-definition sports games, including greyhounds, tennis, motor racing, cycling, cricket, speedway, golf, and dart, and other horse racing games under the V-Play Soccer, V-Play Women's Soccer, V-Play Football, V-Play Basketball, V-Play Baseball, and V-Play NFLA names. The Interactive segment provides a range of random number generated casino content from feature-rich bonus games to European-style casino free spins and table games. The Leisure segment supplies gaming terminals and amusement machines in pubs, bingo halls, and adult gaming centers, as well as family entertainment centers, bowling centers, and other entertainment venues. Inspired Entertainment, Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Agrify
Agrify Corporation offers hardware and software cultivation and extraction solutions for the cannabis and hemp industry in the United States. It offers vertical farming units and Agrify Insights Software-as-a-Service software; integrated grow racks and LED grow lights; and non-proprietary products designed, engineered, and manufactured by third parties, such as air cleaning systems and pesticide-free surface protection products. The company also provides associated services comprising consulting, engineering, and construction. In addition, the company offers hydrocarbon, alcohol, solventless, post-processing, and lab equipment, as well as provides indoor farming solutions. In addition, it offers equipment and services in a contract and purchase order. The company was formerly known as Agrinamics, Inc. and changed its name to Agrify Corporation in September 2019. Agrify Corporation was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Troy, Michigan.
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