Portillo's (PTLO) Competitors

Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) and Biglari (NYSE:BH.A) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is PTLO or BH.A more profitable?

Portillo's has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Biglari's net margin of 0.00%. Portillo's' return on equity of 5.87% beat Biglari's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Portillo's	3.92%	5.87%	1.91%
Biglari	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, PTLO or BH.A?

Portillo's has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biglari has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PTLO or BH.A?

98.3% of Portillo's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Portillo's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.9% of Biglari shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend PTLO or BH.A?

Portillo's currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.86%. Given Portillo's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Portillo's is more favorable than Biglari.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Portillo's	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Biglari	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PTLO or BH.A?

Portillo's has higher revenue and earnings than Biglari. Biglari is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portillo's, 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
Portillo's	$710.55M	1.12	$29.52M	$0.43	24.69
Biglari	$367.70M	9.63	-$500.99M	-$220.12	-7.07

Does the media refer more to PTLO or BH.A?

In the previous week, Portillo's had 5 more articles in the media than Biglari. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Portillo's and 2 mentions for Biglari. Portillo's' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Biglari's score of 0.00 indicating that Portillo's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Portillo's	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Biglari	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Portillo's beats Biglari on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.