Head to Head Analysis: Canterbury Park (CPHC) versus The Competition

Canterbury Park (NASDAQ:CPHC) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Canterbury Park to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Canterbury Park has a beta of -0.4, suggesting that its share price is 140% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canterbury Park’s peers have a beta of 1.44, suggesting that their average share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Canterbury Park and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canterbury Park	0.20%	0.14%	0.10%
Canterbury Park Competitors	2.36%	-40.12%	2.12%

Dividends

Canterbury Park pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Canterbury Park pays out 1,400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 37.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Canterbury Park lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

76.4% of Canterbury Park shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.7% of Canterbury Park shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Canterbury Park and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canterbury Park	$59.57 million	-$530,000.00	785.05
Canterbury Park Competitors	$3.43 billion	$250.20 million	-147.13

Canterbury Park’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Canterbury Park. Canterbury Park is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Canterbury Park and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canterbury Park	1	0	0	0	1.00
Canterbury Park Competitors	3792	17182	25455	901	2.50

As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.98%. Given Canterbury Park’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Canterbury Park has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Canterbury Park peers beat Canterbury Park on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Canterbury Park Company Profile

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.