Reviewing Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Freshii (OTCMKTS:FRHHF)

Freshii (OTCMKTS:FRHHF) and Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Jack In The Box 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Freshii and Jack In The Box, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freshii	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jack In The Box	3	13	5	0	2.10

Jack In The Box has a consensus price target of $23.90, indicating a potential upside of 26.15%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Freshii.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freshii	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.24	-$80.72 million	($4.27)	-4.44

Freshii has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jack In The Box.

Profitability

This table compares Freshii and Jack In The Box’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freshii	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jack In The Box	-5.51%	-9.23%	3.23%

Summary

Jack In The Box beats Freshii on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Freshii

Freshii, Inc. engages in the development, franchising and operation of quick-serve restaurants. It operates through the Franchise and Company-Owned Store segments. The Franchise segment consists of company’s domestic and international franchise stores. The Company-owned segment comprises company-owned restaurants, located only in Canada and the United States. The company was founded by Matthew Corrin in 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.