Comparing Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK) & SciPlay (NASDAQ:SCPL)
Playtika (NASDAQ:PLTK – Get Rating) and SciPlay (NASDAQ:SCPL – Get Rating) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Playtika and SciPlay, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Playtika presently has a consensus price target of $22.46, indicating a potential upside of 86.84%. SciPlay has a consensus price target of $17.07, indicating a potential upside of 37.12%. Given Playtika’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Playtika is more favorable than SciPlay.
Risk & Volatility
Playtika has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SciPlay has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500.Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Playtika and SciPlay’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Playtika has higher revenue and earnings than SciPlay. Playtika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SciPlay, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Playtika and SciPlay’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
20.1% of Playtika shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of SciPlay shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Playtika shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of SciPlay shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Playtika beats SciPlay on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Playtika
Playtika Holding Corp. develops mobile games in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company owns a portfolio of casual and casino-themed games. It distributes its games to the end customer through various web and mobile platforms, such as Apple, Facebook, Google, and other web and mobile platforms and its own proprietary platforms. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Herzliya Pituarch, Israel. Playtika Holding Corp. is a subsidiary of Playtika Holding Uk Ii Limited.
About SciPlay
SciPlay Corporation develops, markets, and operates a portfolio of social games for mobile and web platforms in North America and internationally. It offers social casino games, such as Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Quick Hit Slots, 88 Fortunes Slots, MONOPOLY Slots, and Hot Shot Casino, as well as casual games comprising Bingo Showdown, Solitaire Pets Adventure, and Backgammon Live. The company's social casino games include slots-style game play, as well as table games-style game play; and casual games blend slots-style or bingo game play with adventure game features. It also offers titles and content from third-party licensed brands. The company was formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation and changed its name to SciPlay Corporation in March 2019. SciPlay Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. SciPlay Corporation is a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation.
