BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI – Get Free Report) and Restaurant Brands New Zealand (OTCMKTS:RTBRF – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.
Profitability
This table compares BJ’s Restaurants and Restaurant Brands New Zealand’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BJ’s Restaurants | 1.32% | 3.89% | 1.31% |
| Restaurant Brands New Zealand | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for BJ’s Restaurants and Restaurant Brands New Zealand, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BJ’s Restaurants | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Restaurant Brands New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares BJ’s Restaurants and Restaurant Brands New Zealand’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BJ’s Restaurants | $1.28 billion | 0.43 | $4.08 million | $0.75 | 31.45 |
| Restaurant Brands New Zealand | N/A | N/A | N/A | $0.22 | 13.04 |
BJ’s Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Restaurant Brands New Zealand. Restaurant Brands New Zealand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ’s Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
100.0% of BJ’s Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of Restaurant Brands New Zealand shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of BJ’s Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BJ’s Restaurants beats Restaurant Brands New Zealand on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BJ’s Restaurants
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates casual dining restaurants in the United States. The company's restaurants offer pizzas, craft and other beers, appetizers, entrées, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and desserts. BJ's Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.
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. It operates the KFC, Pizza Hut, Carl's Jr., and Taco Bell brand names. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Penrose, New Zealand.
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