Analyzing Archon (OTCMKTS:ARHN) and Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT)

Flutter Entertainment (NYSE:FLUT) and Archon (OTCMKTS:ARHN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Flutter Entertainment and Archon, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Flutter Entertainment	2	9	16	2	2.62
Archon	0	0	0	0	0.00

Flutter Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $176.26, suggesting a potential upside of 73.70%. Given Flutter Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Flutter Entertainment is more favorable than Archon.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Archon”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Flutter Entertainment	$16.38 billion	1.08	-$310.00 million	($2.14)	-47.42
Archon	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Archon has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Flutter Entertainment.

Risk & Volatility

Flutter Entertainment has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archon has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Flutter Entertainment and Archon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Flutter Entertainment	-2.20%	11.60%	3.81%
Archon	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Flutter Entertainment beats Archon on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Flutter Entertainment

Flutter Entertainment plc operates as a sports betting and gaming company in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, the United States, Italy, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: UK & Ireland, Australia, International, and US. It offers sports betting, iGaming, daily fantasy sports, online racing wagering, and TV broadcasting products; sportsbooks and exchange sports betting products, and gaming products; and online sports betting. In addition, it provides online poker, casino, and rummy. Further, it provides sports betting and gaming services through paddypower.com, betfair.com, sportsbet.com.au, tvg.com, us.betfair.com, fanduel.com, adjarabet.com, pokerstars.com, Skybet.com, tombola.com, sisal.com, and maxbet.rs websites under the FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, TVG, Stardust, Junglee Games, and Adjarabet brands, as well as live poker tours and events. The company was formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair plc and changed its name to Flutter Entertainment plc in 2019. Flutter Entertainment plc was incorporated in 1958 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

About Archon

Archon Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pioneer Hotel Inc., engages in the ownership, management, and operation of casinos and hotels in the United States. It operates the Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall (the Pioneer) in Laughlin, Nevada that consists of a casino. The company also owns real estate properties on Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas, Nevada; and rental properties that include commercial office space in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Archon Corporation was founded in 1991 and is based in Laughlin, Nevada.