Contrasting Restaurant Brands New Zealand (OTCMKTS:RTBRF) & Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Restaurant Brands New Zealand	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.22	12.68
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.30	-$80.72 million	($4.27)	-5.33

Restaurant Brands New Zealand has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

15.4% of Restaurant Brands New Zealand shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Jack In The Box shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack In The Box shares are held by company 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.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

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

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

Jack In The Box has a consensus target price of $25.55, indicating a potential upside of 12.21%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Restaurant Brands New Zealand.

Summary

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

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.

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.