Esports Entertainment Group (GMBL) versus The Competition Head-To-Head Review

Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ:GMBL – Get Rating) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “Amusement & recreation services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Esports Entertainment Group to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Esports Entertainment Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Esports Entertainment Group	$16.78 million	-$26.37 million	-0.16
Esports Entertainment Group Competitors	$958.39 million	-$78.16 million	64.89

Esports Entertainment Group’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Esports Entertainment Group. Esports Entertainment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.8% of Esports Entertainment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Esports Entertainment Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of shares of all “Amusement & recreation services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Esports Entertainment Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Esports Entertainment Group	0	1	3	0	2.75
Esports Entertainment Group Competitors	73	271	381	10	2.45

Esports Entertainment Group presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,713.30%. As a group, “Amusement & recreation services” companies have a potential upside of 54.95%. Given Esports Entertainment Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Esports Entertainment Group is more favorable than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Esports Entertainment Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Esports Entertainment Group	-115.86%	-44.43%	-25.91%
Esports Entertainment Group Competitors	-2,733.84%	-2.38%	-207.36%

Risk & Volatility

Esports Entertainment Group has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Esports Entertainment Group’s peers have a beta of -0.54, meaning that their average stock price is 154% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Esports Entertainment Group beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Esports Entertainment Group (Get Rating)

Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. operates as an iGaming and entertainment company in the United States and internationally. The company operates Vie.bet, an esports focused platform; Sportnation.bet, an online sportsbook and casino; iDefix, a casino-platform; Bethard, an online sportsbook and casino; Vie.gg, an online esports wagering website; and ggCircuit, a local area network center management software for managing mission critical functions, such as game licensing and payments. It also organizes professional and amateur esports events. The company was formerly known as VGambling, Inc. and changed its name to Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. in May 2017. Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in St. Julian's, Malta.