First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) Competitors

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SHAK or FWRG?

First Watch Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Shake Shack. First Watch Restaurant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Shake Shack, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shake Shack	$1.09B	4.26	$20.26M	$0.17	640.94
First Watch Restaurant Group	$891.55M	1.38	$25.39M	$0.33	61.43

Is SHAK or FWRG more profitable?

First Watch Restaurant Group has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Shake Shack's net margin of 0.68%. Shake Shack's return on equity of 6.28% beat First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shake Shack	0.68%	6.28%	1.83%
First Watch Restaurant Group	2.09%	3.61%	1.53%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SHAK or FWRG?

86.1% of Shake Shack shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.7% of Shake Shack shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SHAK or FWRG?

Shake Shack received 487 more outperform votes than First Watch Restaurant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.84% of users gave First Watch Restaurant Group an outperform vote while only 51.81% of users gave Shake Shack an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shake Shack	Outperform Votes 530 51.81%	Underperform Votes 493 48.19%
First Watch Restaurant Group	Outperform Votes 43 55.84%	Underperform Votes 34 44.16%

Does the media prefer SHAK or FWRG?

In the previous week, Shake Shack had 20 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Shake Shack and 4 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.58 indicating that First Watch Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Shake Shack	5 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Watch Restaurant Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SHAK or FWRG?

Shake Shack has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SHAK or FWRG?

Shake Shack presently has a consensus price target of $125.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.18%. First Watch Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $23.30, indicating a potential upside of 14.95%. Given Shake Shack's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Shake Shack is more favorable than First Watch Restaurant Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shake Shack	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
First Watch Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Summary

Shake Shack beats First Watch Restaurant Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.