Contrasting Kidoz (OTCMKTS:KDOZF) and Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Casinos	-18.92%	-165.48%	-5.44%
Kidoz	3.53%	7.77%	5.73%

Volatility and Risk

Century Casinos has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kidoz has a beta of -3.75, indicating that its stock price is 475% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	1	0	4	0	2.60
Kidoz	0	0	0	0	0.00

Century Casinos presently has a consensus target price of $3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 151.14%. Given Century Casinos’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Kidoz.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Kidoz shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Century Casinos and Kidoz”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Casinos	$575.92 million	0.07	-$128.17 million	($3.53)	-0.41
Kidoz	$14.01 million	2.28	$350,000.00	N/A	N/A

Kidoz has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Casinos.

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.

About Kidoz

Kidoz Inc. develops and sells AdTech software products in Western Europe; Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe; North America; and internationally. The company also owns and develops mobile Kidoz safe ad network, the Kidoz kid-mode operating system, the Kidoz publisher SDK, the Rooplay edugames platform, and the Rooplay originals. In addition, it offers Rooplay, the cloud-based EduGame system for kids to learn and play. The company was formerly known as Shoal Games Ltd. and changed its name to Kidoz Inc. in April 2019. Kidoz Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.