Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG – Get Free Report) and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Sweetgreen and Caesars Entertainment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sweetgreen | $681.77 million | 1.72 | -$134.07 million | $0.10 | 98.59 |
| Caesars Entertainment | $11.65 billion | 0.52 | -$502.00 million | ($2.28) | -12.97 |
Risk and Volatility
Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.16, meaning that its share price is 116% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caesars Entertainment has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sweetgreen and Caesars Entertainment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sweetgreen | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2.17 |
| Caesars Entertainment | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2.05 |
Sweetgreen currently has a consensus price target of $7.72, suggesting a potential downside of 21.65%. Caesars Entertainment has a consensus price target of $30.71, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Given Caesars Entertainment’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Caesars Entertainment is more favorable than Sweetgreen.
Profitability
This table compares Sweetgreen and Caesars Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sweetgreen | 2.01% | -32.94% | -16.42% |
| Caesars Entertainment | -3.99% | -7.64% | -0.89% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of Caesars Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 18.2% of Sweetgreen shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Caesars Entertainment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Sweetgreen beats Caesars Entertainment on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Sweetgreen
Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
About Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. operates as a gaming and hospitality company. The company owns, leases, or manages domestic properties in 18 states with slot machines, video lottery terminals and e-tables, and hotel rooms, as well as table games, including poker. It also operates and conducts retail and online sports wagering across 31 jurisdictions in North America and operates iGaming in five jurisdictions in North America; sports betting from our retail and online sportsbooks; and other games, such as keno. In addition, the company operates dining venues, bars, nightclubs, lounges, hotels, and entertainment venues; and provides staffing and management services. Caesars Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
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