Allied Gaming & Entertainment (NASDAQ:AGAE – Get Rating) and Esports Entertainment Group (NASDAQ:GMBL – Get Rating) 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Esports Entertainment Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | $4.96 million | 11.42 | $62.87 million | ($0.40) | -3.63 |
| Esports Entertainment Group | $58.35 million | 0.04 | -$102.23 million | N/A | N/A |
Allied Gaming & Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Esports Entertainment Group.
Risk and Volatility
Insider & Institutional Ownership
3.2% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Esports Entertainment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.9% of Allied Gaming & Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Esports Entertainment Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Esports Entertainment Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | -217.60% | -13.49% | -12.60% |
| Esports Entertainment Group | -197.22% | -554.78% | -26.18% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Allied Gaming & Entertainment and Esports Entertainment Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Allied Gaming & Entertainment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Esports Entertainment Group | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Summary
Allied Gaming & Entertainment beats Esports Entertainment Group on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Allied Gaming & Entertainment
Allied Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. is an esports entertainment company, which engages in the creation of esports venues and live events for both video games and poker. It operates through the following segments: Poker, Gaming & Entertainment and E-Sports. The Poker, Gaming & Entertainment segment provides televised gaming and entertainment, land-based poker tournaments, and online and mobile poker applications through World Poker Tour (WPT). The E-Sports segment provides multiplayer video game competitions through Allied Esports. The company was founded on May 9, 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
About Esports Entertainment Group
Esports Entertainment Group, Inc. operates as an online gambling platform. It offers bet exchange style wagering on esports events in a licensed, regulated and secure platform to the global esports audience. It operates through the following geographical segments: Antigua, Malta, Curacao and United States. The company was founded on July 22, 2008 and is headquartered in Malta, SU.
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