First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) vs. California Beach Restaurants (OTCMKTS:CBHR) Critical Comparison

First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG – Get Rating) and California Beach Restaurants (OTCMKTS:CBHR – Get Rating) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for First Watch Restaurant Group and California Beach Restaurants, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Watch Restaurant Group	0	3	5	0	2.63
California Beach Restaurants	0	0	0	0	N/A

First Watch Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $20.11, indicating a potential upside of 31.79%. Given First Watch Restaurant Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe First Watch Restaurant Group is more favorable than California Beach Restaurants.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and California Beach Restaurants’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Watch Restaurant Group	$730.16 million	1.24	$6.91 million	$0.12	127.18
California Beach Restaurants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

First Watch Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than California Beach Restaurants.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.4% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.5% of California Beach Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, California Beach Restaurants has a beta of 7.59, suggesting that its share price is 659% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and California Beach Restaurants’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Watch Restaurant Group	0.95%	1.33%	0.64%
California Beach Restaurants	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

First Watch Restaurant Group beats California Beach Restaurants on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First Watch Restaurant Group

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First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. operates and franchises restaurants under the First Watch trade name. As of September 7, 2022, it operated 445 restaurants in 28 states in the United States. The company was formerly known as AI Fresh Super Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. in December 2019. First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Bradenton, Florida.

About California Beach Restaurants

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California Beach Restaurants, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sea View Restaurants, Inc., engages in the ownership and operation of Gladstone's 4 Fish restaurant in Pacific Palisades, California.