Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) Competitors

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BJRI or TXRH?

100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BJRI or TXRH?

In the previous week, Texas Roadhouse had 14 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Texas Roadhouse and 4 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. Texas Roadhouse's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.80 indicating that Texas Roadhouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BJ's Restaurants	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Texas Roadhouse	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BJRI or TXRH?

BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Roadhouse has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BJRI or TXRH more profitable?

Texas Roadhouse has a net margin of 7.89% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. Texas Roadhouse's return on equity of 32.33% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ's Restaurants	1.64%	10.35%	3.75%
Texas Roadhouse	7.89%	32.33%	14.28%

Do analysts rate BJRI or TXRH?

BJ's Restaurants presently has a consensus price target of $37.20, suggesting a potential downside of 10.71%. Texas Roadhouse has a consensus price target of $192.52, suggesting a potential upside of 2.36%. Given Texas Roadhouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Texas Roadhouse is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ's Restaurants	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Texas Roadhouse	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BJRI or TXRH?

Texas Roadhouse has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Texas Roadhouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, 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
BJ's Restaurants	$1.36B	0.68	$16.69M	$0.94	44.32
Texas Roadhouse	$5.37B	2.32	$433.59M	$6.48	29.03

Summary

Texas Roadhouse beats BJ's Restaurants on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.