Head-To-Head Review: Enzyme Environmental Solutions (OTCMKTS:EESO) versus Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

Enzyme Environmental Solutions (OTCMKTS:EESO – Get Rating) and Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK – Get Rating) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Enzyme Environmental Solutions and Jack in the Box, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enzyme Environmental Solutions	0	0	0	0	N/A
Jack in the Box	1	10	7	0	2.33

Jack in the Box has a consensus price target of $96.24, indicating a potential upside of 4.72%.

Profitability

This table compares Enzyme Environmental Solutions and Jack in the Box’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enzyme Environmental Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jack in the Box	8.61%	-17.88%	4.49%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Jack in the Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Enzyme Environmental Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Jack in the Box shares are owned by company 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Enzyme Environmental Solutions and Jack in the Box’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Enzyme Environmental Solutions	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jack in the Box	$1.47 billion	1.29	$115.78 million	$7.06	13.02

Jack in the Box has higher revenue and earnings than Enzyme Environmental Solutions.

Risk and Volatility

Enzyme Environmental Solutions has a beta of 2.62, meaning that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack in the Box has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jack in the Box beats Enzyme Environmental Solutions on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Enzyme Environmental Solutions

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Enzyme Environmental Solutions, Inc. engages in the manufacturing of industrial and agricultural enzyme products. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

About Jack in the Box

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Jack in the Box, Inc. engages in operating and franchising a chain of quick-service and fast-casual restaurants. It operates through the Jack in the Box Restaurant segments. The Jack in the Box Restaurant segment offers a broad selection of distinctive products including burgers like Jumbo Jack burgers, and product lines such as Buttery Jack burgers including the Brunchfast menu. The company was founded by Robert Oscar Peterson in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.