Contrasting Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) & Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO)

Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) and Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Century Casinos and Murano Global Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Century Casinos	-13.65%	-40.28%	-5.99%
Murano Global Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

Century Casinos has a beta of 2.59, suggesting that its share price is 159% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murano Global Investments has a beta of 0.08, suggesting that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.8% of Murano Global Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Murano Global Investments shares 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Century Casinos and Murano Global Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Century Casinos	0	1	2	0	2.67
Murano Global Investments	0	0	0	0	N/A

Century Casinos currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Century Casinos’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Murano Global Investments.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Century Casinos and Murano Global Investments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Century Casinos	$587.39 million	0.13	-$28.20 million	($1.34)	-1.79
Murano Global Investments	$446.80 million	0.27	-$8.71 million	N/A	N/A

Murano Global Investments has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Century Casinos.

Summary

Murano Global Investments beats Century Casinos on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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 Murano Global Investments

HCM Acquisition Corp is a blank check company. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or related business combination with one or more businesses. HCM Acquisition Corp is based in Stamford, Connecticut.