Contrasting International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) & Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE)

International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) and Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for International Game Technology and Clover Leaf Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Game Technology	0	2	4	0	2.67
Clover Leaf Capital	0	0	0	0	N/A

International Game Technology currently has a consensus target price of $28.67, suggesting a potential upside of 39.09%. Given International Game Technology’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Clover Leaf Capital.

Profitability

This table compares International Game Technology and Clover Leaf Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Game Technology	4.89%	19.95%	3.72%
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-9.57%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares International Game Technology and Clover Leaf Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Game Technology	$4.31 billion	0.95	$156.00 million	$1.05	19.63
Clover Leaf Capital	N/A	N/A	-$1.05 million	N/A	N/A

International Game Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Clover Leaf Capital.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.3% of International Game Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 73.0% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

International Game Technology has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clover Leaf Capital has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

International Game Technology beats Clover Leaf Capital on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Game Technology

International Game Technology PLC operates and provides gaming technology products and services in the United States, Canada, Italy, The United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Global Lottery, Global Gaming, and PlayDigital. The company designs, sells, operates, and leases a suite of point-of-sale machines that reconciles lottery funds between the retailer and lottery authority; provides online lottery transaction processing systems; produces instant ticket games; and offers printing services, such as instant ticket marketing plans and graphic design, programming, packaging, shipping, and delivery services, as well as iLottery solutions and services. It also designs, develops, assembles, and provides cabinets, games, systems, and software for the gaming market, as well as offers gaming management systems for casino management, such as infrastructure and applications, customer relationship management, patron management, and server-based gaming. In addition, the company provides video lottery terminals (VLT), VLT central systems, and VLT games. Further, it offers digital products, such as slot games, blackjack, roulette, poker, bingo, and other casino card games; iGaming systems and digital platforms that offer remote game server solution; and sports betting technology and management services to licensed sports betting operators. It processes commercial transactions, such as prepaid cellular telephone recharges, bill payments, e-vouchers and retail-based programs, electronic tax payments, prepaid card recharges, and stamp duty and money transfer services. The company was formerly known as GTECH S.p.A. and changed its name to International Game Technology PLC in April 2015. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. International Game Technology PLC is a subsidiary of De Agostini S.p.A.

About Clover Leaf Capital

Clover Leaf Capital Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, and other business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies operating in the cannabis industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Miami, Florida.