PLAYSTUDIOS (NASDAQ:MYPS – Get Free Report) and Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for PLAYSTUDIOS and Canterbury Park, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Canterbury Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
PLAYSTUDIOS presently has a consensus target price of $1.25, indicating a potential upside of 76.60%. Given PLAYSTUDIOS’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe PLAYSTUDIOS is more favorable than Canterbury Park.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | $235.10 million | 0.39 | -$28.64 million | ($0.28) | -2.53 |
| Canterbury Park | $59.57 million | 1.37 | -$530,000.00 | ($0.01) | -1,580.20 |
Canterbury Park has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PLAYSTUDIOS. Canterbury Park is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PLAYSTUDIOS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
37.5% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.4% of Canterbury Park shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of PLAYSTUDIOS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of Canterbury Park shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares PLAYSTUDIOS and Canterbury Park’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| PLAYSTUDIOS | -15.79% | -14.38% | -11.27% |
| Canterbury Park | -0.10% | -0.07% | -0.05% |
Volatility and Risk
PLAYSTUDIOS has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canterbury Park has a beta of -0.39, indicating that its stock price is 139% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Canterbury Park beats PLAYSTUDIOS on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About PLAYSTUDIOS
PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. develops and publishes free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms in the United States and internationally. The company's game portfolio includes a diverse range of titles comprising social casino, card, puzzle, and adventure games. It also offers POP! Slots, myVEGAS Slots, my KONAMI Slots, MGM Slots Live, myVEGAS Blackjack, myVEGAS Bingo, Tetris, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Jumbline 2, Sudoku, and Mahjong games. PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc. is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
About Canterbury Park
Canterbury Park Holding Corp. engages in hosting and managing pari mutuel wagering activities. It operates through the following business segments: Horse Racing, Card Casino, Food & Beverage and Development. The Horse Racing segment includes simulcast and live horse racing operations. The Card Casino segment holds unbanked card games, poker and table games. The Food and Beverage segment consists of concession stands, restaurant and buffet, bars, and other food venues. The Development segment owns land for racetrack operations. Canterbury Park Holding was founded by Curtis A. Samson, Randall D. Sampson, and Dale H. Schenian on March 24, 1994 and is headquartered in Shakopee, MN.
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