First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG – Get Free Report) and Bragg Gaming Group (NASDAQ:BRAG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Bragg Gaming Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.4% of Bragg Gaming Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bragg Gaming Group has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| First Watch Restaurant Group | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.82 |
| Bragg Gaming Group | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
First Watch Restaurant Group presently has a consensus price target of $18.56, suggesting a potential upside of 82.27%. Bragg Gaming Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 238.98%. Given Bragg Gaming Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bragg Gaming Group is more favorable than First Watch Restaurant Group.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and Bragg Gaming Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| First Watch Restaurant Group | $1.22 billion | 0.51 | $19.43 million | $0.29 | 35.10 |
| Bragg Gaming Group | $119.98 million | 0.37 | -$9.18 million | ($0.36) | -4.10 |
First Watch Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than Bragg Gaming Group. Bragg Gaming Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Watch Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and Bragg Gaming Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| First Watch Restaurant Group | 1.35% | 2.85% | 1.01% |
| Bragg Gaming Group | -7.48% | -12.70% | -8.22% |
Summary
First Watch Restaurant Group beats Bragg Gaming Group on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About First Watch Restaurant Group
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates and franchises restaurants under the First Watch trade name in the United States. The company was formerly known as AI Fresh Super Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. in December 2019. First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Bradenton, Florida.
About Bragg Gaming Group
Bragg Gaming Group Inc. provides business to business online gaming technology platform and casino content aggregator worldwide. The company offers a range of games, including slot, table, card, video bingo, scratch card, and virtual sports, as well as live dealer games. It also provides player account management platform, a multi-channel and cross-product that enables operators to manage the entire product suite using one shared account and one wallet for casino, lottery, sportsbook, and other operations; and Fuze, a single integrated platform that delivers third party gaming content. In addition, the company offers turnkey and managed services; and holds various content distribution rights through partnerships with selected third-party studios. It offers its products under the Wild Streak, Spin, Atomic Slot Lab, Indigo Magic, Oryx Gaming, iCasino, and sportsbook brands. The company was formerly known as Rockies Financial Corporation and as changed its name to Bragg Gaming Group Inc. in 2018. Bragg Gaming Group Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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