Clover Leaf Capital (NASDAQ:CLOE) vs. International Game Technology (NYSE:IGT) Head-To-Head Analysis

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares International Game Technology and Clover Leaf Capital”s top-line 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	1.01	$156.00 million	$1.05	20.88
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.

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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings 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 presently has a consensus price target of $28.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.26%. Given International Game Technology’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe International Game Technology is more favorable than Clover Leaf Capital.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

44.3% of International Game Technology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.5% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of International Game Technology shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.0% of Clover Leaf Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

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