Contrasting Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) & Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO)

Inspirato (NASDAQ:ISPO) and Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Inspirato has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Casinos has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Inspirato and Century Casinos”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspirato	$247.65 million	0.22	-$5.39 million	($0.87)	-4.90
Century Casinos	$580.95 million	0.04	-$61.42 million	($1.93)	-0.44

Inspirato has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Century Casinos. Inspirato is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Century Casinos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Inspirato and Century Casinos, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspirato	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 250.55%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Inspirato.

Profitability

This table compares Inspirato and Century Casinos’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspirato	-4.24%	N/A	-4.10%
Century Casinos	-9.62%	-3,789.52%	-4.93%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.5% of Inspirato shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.0% of Inspirato 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

About Inspirato

Inspirato Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a subscription-based luxury travel company. The company's portfolio includes luxury vacation homes, and accommodations at luxury hotels and resorts, as well as luxury safaris, cruises, custom-designed itineraries, and other experiences. It is involved in solving critical pain points for hospitality suppliers seeking to monetize their property with rental income. In addition, the company offers Inspirato Pass for member to book pass trips; Inspirato Club for members to book trips up to one year in advance Inspirato for Good, a platform designed to help nonprofit organizations accelerate funding results; Inspirato for Business, a business-to-business channel through which subscription and travel products are sold directly to businesses seeking to leverage luxury accommodations to recruit, retain, and reward their employees. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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.