Head-To-Head Analysis: Restaurant Brands New Zealand (OTCMKTS:RTBRF) and Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Restaurant Brands New Zealand (OTCMKTS:RTBRF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jack In The Box and Restaurant Brands New Zealand”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.29	-$80.72 million	($4.27)	-5.21
Restaurant Brands New Zealand	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.22	12.68

Restaurant Brands New Zealand has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jack In The Box. Jack In The Box is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restaurant Brands New Zealand, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Jack In The Box and Restaurant Brands New Zealand’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack In The Box	-5.51%	-9.23%	3.23%
Restaurant Brands New Zealand	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Jack In The Box and Restaurant Brands New Zealand, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack In The Box	2	14	5	0	2.14
Restaurant Brands New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0.00

Jack In The Box presently has a consensus target price of $25.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.36%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Restaurant Brands New Zealand.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.8% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Restaurant Brands New Zealand shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Jack In The Box beats Restaurant Brands New Zealand on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jack In The Box

Jack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises Jack in the Box and Del Taco quick-service restaurants in the United States. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Restaurant Brands New Zealand

Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates quick service and takeaway restaurants in New Zealand, Australia, California, Hawaii, Saipan, and Guam. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr., and Taco Bell brand names. Restaurant Brands New Zealand Limited was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Penrose, New Zealand.