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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts rate FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group presently has a consensus target price of $21.09, indicating a potential upside of 10.02%. Shake Shack has a consensus target price of $132.15, indicating a potential upside of 24.93%. Given Shake Shack's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	13 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FWRG or SHAK?

96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Shake Shack shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Shake Shack shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FWRG or SHAK?

In the previous week, Shake Shack had 22 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Shake Shack and 5 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.42 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shake Shack	12 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shake Shack has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & 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	1.15	$18.92M	$0.06	319.50
Shake Shack	$1.25B	3.61	$10.21M	$0.46	229.96

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%

Summary

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