FWRG vs. HGV, BH.A, CHA, PK, SHCO, ARCO, XHR, HDL, CNNE, and SG
Should you be buying First Watch Restaurant Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Watch Restaurant Group include Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Biglari (BH.A), Chagee (CHA), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR), Super Hi International (HDL), Cannae (CNNE), and Sweetgreen (SG). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
First Watch Restaurant Group vs. Its Competitors
Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Hilton Grand Vacations had 1 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hilton Grand Vacations and 0 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. Hilton Grand Vacations' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat First Watch Restaurant Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Hilton Grand Vacations is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue and earnings than First Watch Restaurant Group. Hilton Grand Vacations 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.
Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group 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.
Hilton Grand Vacations has a net margin of 1.14% compared to First Watch Restaurant Group's net margin of 0.37%. Hilton Grand Vacations' return on equity of 9.71% beat First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity.
Hilton Grand Vacations currently has a consensus target price of $53.29, suggesting a potential upside of 25.74%. First Watch Restaurant Group has a consensus target price of $21.09, suggesting a potential upside of 36.38%. Given First Watch Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Watch Restaurant Group is more favorable than Hilton Grand Vacations.
Summary
Hilton Grand Vacations beats First Watch Restaurant Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FWRG) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
