Financial Analysis: Full House Resorts (FLL) vs. Its Competitors

Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) is one of 383 publicly-traded companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Full House Resorts to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Full House Resorts and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Full House Resorts	1	1	3	0	2.40
Full House Resorts Competitors	3835	17324	25641	908	2.50

Full House Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 425.39%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 53.30%. Given Full House Resorts’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Full House Resorts is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Full House Resorts and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Full House Resorts	-12.23%	-473.31%	-6.01%
Full House Resorts Competitors	8.51%	-42.06%	2.05%

Volatility & Risk

Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full House Resorts’ rivals have a beta of 1.44, suggesting that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Full House Resorts and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Full House Resorts	$302.38 million	-$40.20 million	-0.54
Full House Resorts Competitors	$3.42 billion	$250.18 million	-161.14

Full House Resorts’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Full House Resorts. Full House Resorts is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Full House Resorts rivals beat Full House Resorts on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Full House Resorts

Full House Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLL) is a regional gaming and hospitality company that owns, operates, and manages casinos and related entertainment properties in the United States. Its properties typically offer casino gaming, hotel accommodations, restaurants, bars, live entertainment, and other amenities designed to serve local and destination visitors. The company’s portfolio includes Chamonix Casino Hotel and Bronco Billy’s Casino in Cripple Creek, Colorado; Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; Rising Star Casino Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana; and Stockman’s Casino in Fallon, Nevada.