Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) versus Murano Global Investments (NASDAQ:MRNO) Critical Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Murano Global Investments and Century Casinos, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Century Casinos has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 145.90%. Given Century Casinos’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Century Casinos is more favorable than Murano Global Investments.

Profitability

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

11.8% of Murano Global Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Century Casinos shares are owned by institutional investors. 71.2% of Murano Global Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Century Casinos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Murano Global Investments has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Century Casinos has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its stock price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Murano Global Investments and Century Casinos’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Murano Global Investments	$446.80 million	0.23	-$8.71 million	N/A	N/A
Century Casinos	$587.39 million	0.13	-$28.20 million	($1.34)	-1.82

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

Summary

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

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.

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.