First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) Competitors

First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) and Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

Is FWRG or SHAK more profitable?

Shake Shack has a net margin of 1.50% compared to First Watch Restaurant Group's net margin of 0.37%. Shake Shack's return on equity of 9.78% beat First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Watch Restaurant Group	0.37%	0.69%	0.26%
Shake Shack	1.50%	9.78%	2.83%

Do analysts prefer FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group currently has a consensus price target of $21.09, indicating a potential upside of 26.41%. Shake Shack has a consensus price target of $133.05, indicating a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Shake Shack's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Shake Shack is more favorable than First Watch Restaurant Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Watch Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Shake Shack	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FWRG or SHAK?

96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Shake Shack shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Shake Shack shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shake Shack has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer FWRG or SHAK?

In the previous week, Shake Shack had 10 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Shake Shack and 9 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.56 indicating that First Watch Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Watch Restaurant Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shake Shack	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Shake Shack. Shake Shack is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Watch Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Watch Restaurant Group	$1.02B	1.00	$18.92M	$0.06	278.08
Shake Shack	$1.32B	3.20	$10.21M	$0.46	215.45

Summary

Shake Shack beats First Watch Restaurant Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.