Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) & Table Trac (OTCMKTS:TBTC) Financial Contrast

Table Trac (OTCMKTS:TBTC) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

9.2% of Table Trac shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Table Trac shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Table Trac and Texas Roadhouse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Table Trac	N/A	N/A	N/A
Texas Roadhouse	6.63%	27.20%	11.75%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Table Trac and Texas Roadhouse, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Table Trac	0	0	0	0	0.00
Texas Roadhouse	0	13	10	1	2.50

Texas Roadhouse has a consensus target price of $208.48, indicating a potential upside of 4.77%. Given Texas Roadhouse’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Texas Roadhouse is more favorable than Table Trac.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Table Trac and Texas Roadhouse”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Table Trac	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.09	71.53
Texas Roadhouse	$5.88 billion	2.22	$405.55 million	$6.25	31.84

Texas Roadhouse has higher revenue and earnings than Table Trac. Texas Roadhouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Table Trac, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Texas Roadhouse beats Table Trac on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Table Trac

Table Trac, Inc. designs, develops, and sells casino information and management systems in the United States, Australia, Japan, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The company offers Table Trac, an information and management system that automates and monitors the operations of casino table game operations, as well as adds functionality to related casino system modules for guest rewards and loyalty club, marketing analysis, guest service, promotions, administration/management, vault/cage management, and audit/accounting tasks. It also provides system sales services comprising installation, custom casino system configuration, and training, as well as license and technical support services to casinos. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

About Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It also operates and franchises restaurants under the Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers names in 49 states and ten internationally. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.