Shake Shack (SHAK) Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and earnings.

Does the media refer more to QSR or SHAK?

In the previous week, Shake Shack had 20 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Shake Shack and 7 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Shake Shack's score of 0.38 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Shake Shack	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, QSR or SHAK?

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Shake Shack. Restaurant Brands International 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
Restaurant Brands International	$7.93B	2.73	$1.19B	$3.99	16.73
Shake Shack	$1.21B	4.52	$20.26M	$0.17	758.06

Which has more volatility & risk, QSR or SHAK?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shake Shack has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QSR or SHAK?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Shake Shack shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Shake Shack shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QSR or SHAK?

Restaurant Brands International received 148 more outperform votes than Shake Shack when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.78% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote while only 51.73% of users gave Shake Shack an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 671 60.78%	Underperform Votes 433 39.22%
Shake Shack	Outperform Votes 523 51.73%	Underperform Votes 488 48.27%

Is QSR or SHAK more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 16.01% compared to Shake Shack's net margin of 0.68%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.25% beat Shake Shack's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	16.01%	28.25%	5.73%
Shake Shack	0.68%	6.28%	1.83%

Do analysts rate QSR or SHAK?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus target price of $82.27, suggesting a potential upside of 23.21%. Shake Shack has a consensus target price of $115.56, suggesting a potential downside of 10.33%. Given Restaurant Brands International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Shake Shack.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Shake Shack	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Shake Shack on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.