Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) versus Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (OTCMKTS:DPZUF) Head-To-Head Contrast

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (OTCMKTS:DPZUF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	-4.32%	-232.98%	-4.58%
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	0	2	1	0	2.33
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises	0	0	0	0	N/A

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 111.13%. Given Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is more favorable than Domino’s Pizza Enterprises.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	$1.27 billion	0.13	-$77.80 million	($3.52)	-2.96
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.50	70.39

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.1% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.0% of Domino’s Pizza Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises casual-dining restaurants, in North America and one Canadian province. The company's restaurants primarily offer burgers and pizza, appetizers, salads, soups, other entrees, desserts, wings, milkshakes, alcoholic and non-alcoholic specialty drinks, cocktails, wine, and beers. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

About Domino’s Pizza Enterprises

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited operates retail food outlets. The company holds franchise rights for the Domino's brand in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark, and Taiwan. It operates a network of 3,396 stores. Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited was founded in 1983 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.