FWRG vs. CAKE, CBRL, KRUS, JACK, PZZA, PLAY, PTLO, BLMN, ARCO, and BJRI
Should you be buying First Watch Restaurant Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Watch Restaurant Group include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Kura Sushi USA (KRUS), Jack in the Box (JACK), Papa John's International (PZZA), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Portillo's (PTLO), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry.
Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 11 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 11 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.61 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus price target of $34.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.26%. First Watch Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.60%. Given Cheesecake Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Watch Restaurant Group is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.
Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than First Watch Restaurant Group. Cheesecake Factory 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.
Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 2.95% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 2.85%. First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity of 41.66% beat Cheesecake Factory's return on equity.
Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cheesecake Factory received 492 more outperform votes than First Watch Restaurant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 52.63% of users gave First Watch Restaurant Group an outperform vote while only 52.15% of users gave Cheesecake Factory an outperform vote.
94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Cheesecake Factory beats First Watch Restaurant Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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