KRUS vs. JACK, CBRL, FWRG, PTLO, BJRI, CAKE, DIN, TAST, CHUY, and RICK
Should you be buying Kura Sushi USA stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kura Sushi USA include Jack in the Box (JACK), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG), Portillo's (PTLO), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST), Chuy's (CHUY), and RCI Hospitality (RICK). These companies are all part of the "eating places" industry.
Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) and Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
Jack in the Box has a net margin of 7.03% compared to Kura Sushi USA's net margin of 0.73%. Kura Sushi USA's return on equity of 0.95% beat Jack in the Box's return on equity.
Jack in the Box has higher revenue and earnings than Kura Sushi USA. Jack in the Box is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kura Sushi USA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Jack in the Box received 630 more outperform votes than Kura Sushi USA when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.31% of users gave Jack in the Box an outperform vote while only 62.30% of users gave Kura Sushi USA an outperform vote.
Kura Sushi USA has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack in the Box has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Kura Sushi USA had 4 more articles in the media than Jack in the Box. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kura Sushi USA and 2 mentions for Jack in the Box. Kura Sushi USA's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Jack in the Box's score of 0.13 indicating that Kura Sushi USA is being referred to more favorably in the media.
65.5% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Jack in the Box shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Jack in the Box shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Kura Sushi USA presently has a consensus target price of $108.86, indicating a potential downside of 3.08%. Jack in the Box has a consensus target price of $86.67, indicating a potential upside of 48.25%. Given Jack in the Box's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jack in the Box is more favorable than Kura Sushi USA.
Summary
Jack in the Box beats Kura Sushi USA on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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