Reviewing Southern Concepts Restaurant Group (OTCMKTS:RIBS) and Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Jack In The Box and Southern Concepts Restaurant Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.27	-$80.72 million	($4.27)	-4.82
Southern Concepts Restaurant Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.09)	N/A

Southern Concepts Restaurant Group 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 Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Jack In The Box and Southern Concepts Restaurant Group’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%
Southern Concepts Restaurant Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Jack In The Box and Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack In The Box	3	13	5	0	2.10
Southern Concepts Restaurant Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Jack In The Box presently has a consensus target price of $24.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.24%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Southern Concepts Restaurant Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.8% of Jack In The Box shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of Southern Concepts Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack In The Box shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Jack In The Box beats Southern Concepts Restaurant Group 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 Southern Concepts Restaurant Group

Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, Inc. does not have significant business operations. Previously, it owned and managed restaurants in Colorado. The company was formerly known as Bourbon Brothers Holding Corporation and changed its name to Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, Inc. in March 2015. Southern Concepts Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.