Red Rock Resorts (RRR) Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Red Rock Resorts (NASDAQ:RRR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QSR or RRR?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of Red Rock Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.3% of Red Rock Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QSR or RRR a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Red Rock Resorts pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Red Rock Resorts pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QSR or RRR?

Restaurant Brands International received 269 more outperform votes than Red Rock Resorts when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.48% of users gave Red Rock Resorts an outperform vote while only 60.65% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 672 60.65%	Underperform Votes 436 39.35%
Red Rock Resorts	Outperform Votes 403 64.48%	Underperform Votes 222 35.52%

Is QSR or RRR more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 16.01% compared to Red Rock Resorts' net margin of 8.59%. Red Rock Resorts' return on equity of 73.20% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	16.01%	28.25%	5.73%
Red Rock Resorts	8.59%	73.20%	4.11%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, QSR or RRR?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Red Rock Resorts. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Red Rock Resorts, 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
Restaurant Brands International	$7.02B	2.84	$1.19B	$3.99	15.42
Red Rock Resorts	$1.72B	2.91	$176M	$2.70	17.60

Does the media prefer QSR or RRR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 11 more articles in the media than Red Rock Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 1 mentions for Red Rock Resorts. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Red Rock Resorts' score of 0.67 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Red Rock Resorts	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, QSR or RRR?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Red Rock Resorts has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate QSR or RRR?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus target price of $81.08, suggesting a potential upside of 31.80%. Red Rock Resorts has a consensus target price of $58.08, suggesting a potential upside of 22.25%. Given Restaurant Brands International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Red Rock Resorts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Red Rock Resorts	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Red Rock Resorts on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.