FWRG vs. HGV, SG, ATAT, TNL, PK, BH.A, HDL, ARCO, SHCO, and PLYA
Should you be buying First Watch Restaurant Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Watch Restaurant Group include Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Sweetgreen (SG), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), Travel + Leisure (TNL), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Biglari (BH.A), Super Hi International (HDL), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), and Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
First Watch Restaurant Group vs.
Hilton Grand Vacations (NYSE:HGV) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
First Watch Restaurant Group has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Hilton Grand Vacations' net margin of 2.01%. Hilton Grand Vacations' return on equity of 16.44% beat First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity.
Hilton Grand Vacations has a beta of 1.86, meaning that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Hilton Grand Vacations presently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.06%. First Watch Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $23.30, indicating a potential upside of 31.05%. Given First Watch Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Watch Restaurant Group is more favorable than Hilton Grand Vacations.
Hilton Grand Vacations received 311 more outperform votes than First Watch Restaurant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.71% of users gave Hilton Grand Vacations an outperform vote while only 55.26% of users gave First Watch Restaurant Group an outperform vote.
97.2% of Hilton Grand Vacations shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hilton Grand Vacations 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hilton Grand Vacations has higher revenue and earnings than First Watch Restaurant Group. Hilton Grand Vacations 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.
In the previous week, First Watch Restaurant Group had 5 more articles in the media than Hilton Grand Vacations. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group and 1 mentions for Hilton Grand Vacations. Hilton Grand Vacations' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat First Watch Restaurant Group's score of 0.05 indicating that Hilton Grand Vacations is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Hilton Grand Vacations beats First Watch Restaurant Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FWRG) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
