First Watch Restaurant Group (FWRG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FWRG or SHAK?

Shake Shack received 482 more outperform votes than First Watch Restaurant Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave First Watch Restaurant Group an outperform vote while only 51.76% of users gave Shake Shack an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Watch Restaurant Group	Outperform Votes 48 57.14%	Underperform Votes 36 42.86%
Shake Shack	Outperform Votes 530 51.76%	Underperform Votes 494 48.24%

Do analysts rate FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group currently has a consensus price target of $22.27, indicating a potential upside of 28.82%. Shake Shack has a consensus price target of $125.67, indicating a potential upside of 31.98%. Given Shake Shack's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Shake Shack is more favorable than First Watch Restaurant Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Watch Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Shake Shack	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Is FWRG or SHAK more profitable?

First Watch Restaurant Group has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Shake Shack's net margin of 0.81%. Shake Shack's return on equity of 8.40% beat First Watch Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Watch Restaurant Group	2.09%	3.61%	1.53%
Shake Shack	0.81%	8.40%	2.44%

Which has more risk & volatility, FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shake Shack has a beta of 1.89, meaning that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FWRG or SHAK?

In the previous week, Shake Shack had 13 more articles in the media than First Watch Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Shake Shack and 7 mentions for First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.19 indicating that First Watch Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Watch Restaurant Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Shake Shack	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FWRG or SHAK?

96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Shake Shack shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Shake Shack shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FWRG or SHAK?

First Watch Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
First Watch Restaurant Group	$1.02B	1.03	$25.39M	$0.30	57.63
Shake Shack	$1.25B	3.23	$20.26M	$0.23	414.00

Summary

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