Comparing Bally’s (NYSE:BALY) & Chilco River (OTCMKTS:CRVH)

Bally’s (NYSE:BALY) and Chilco River (OTCMKTS:CRVH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bally’s and Chilco River”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bally’s	$2.45 billion	0.33	-$567.75 million	($4.88)	-3.39
Chilco River	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Chilco River has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bally’s.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Bally’s shares are owned by institutional investors. 74.9% of Bally’s shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Bally’s has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chilco River has a beta of 11.48, meaning that its stock price is 1,048% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bally’s and Chilco River’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bally’s	-17.41%	-63.71%	-4.45%
Chilco River	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Bally’s and Chilco River, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bally’s	2	4	0	0	1.67
Chilco River	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bally’s presently has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.39%. Given Bally’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bally’s is more favorable than Chilco River.

Summary

Bally’s beats Chilco River on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bally’s

Bally’s Corp. is a global casino-entertainment company with a portfolio of casinos and resorts and online gaming businesses. It operates through the following segments: Casinos & Resorts, International Interactive, and North America Interactive. The Casinos & Resorts segment consists of the company’s casino and resort properties, a horse racetrack, and a golf course. The International Interactive segment includes the European and Asian operations of Gamesys, a business-to-consumer iCasino operator. The North America Interactive segment covers a portfolio of sports betting, iGaming, and free-to-play gaming brands such as Bally’s Interactive, SportCaller, and Live at the Bike, and the North American operations of Gamesys. The company was founded on March 1, 2004 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

About Chilco River

Chilco River Holdings, Inc. engages in developing products for the consumable products market. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.