TH International (NASDAQ:THCH – Get Free Report) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI – Get Free Report) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
TH International has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for TH International and Darden Restaurants, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
TH International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Darden Restaurants | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2.79 |
Profitability
This table compares TH International and Darden Restaurants’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
TH International | -55.72% | -1,859.11% | -19.98% |
Darden Restaurants | 9.24% | 49.94% | 9.68% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.9% of TH International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares TH International and Darden Restaurants’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
TH International | $221.94 million | 0.22 | -$123.42 million | ($0.80) | -1.39 |
Darden Restaurants | $10.49 billion | 1.70 | $981.90 million | $8.53 | 17.50 |
Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than TH International. TH International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darden Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Darden Restaurants beats TH International on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About TH International
TH International Limited operates Tim Hortons coffee shops in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China. TH International Limited is a subsidiary of Tim Hortons Inc.
About Darden Restaurants
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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