Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) & Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) Head-To-Head Comparison

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) and Dutch Bros (NYSE:BROS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.5% of Dutch Bros shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.4% of Dutch Bros shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Dutch Bros, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	2	4	2	0	2.00
Dutch Bros	0	2	16	2	3.00

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store presently has a consensus price target of $55.1429, indicating a potential downside of 11.33%. Dutch Bros has a consensus price target of $77.8235, indicating a potential upside of 23.53%. Given Dutch Bros’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dutch Bros is more favorable than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Dutch Bros”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	$3.47 billion	0.40	$40.93 million	$2.58	24.10
Dutch Bros	$1.28 billion	8.09	$35.26 million	$0.47	134.04

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has higher revenue and earnings than Dutch Bros. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dutch Bros, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Dutch Bros’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	1.65%	16.83%	3.53%
Dutch Bros	3.94%	8.86%	2.65%

Volatility & Risk

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dutch Bros has a beta of 2.63, meaning that its share price is 163% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Dutch Bros beats Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. develops and operates the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept in the United States. Its Cracker Barrel stores consist of restaurants with a gift shop. The company's restaurants serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, as well as dine-in, pick-up, and delivery services. Its gift shop offers various decorative and functional items, such as rocking chairs, seasonal gifts, apparel, toys, food, cookware, and various other gift items, as well as various candies, preserves, and other food items. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

About Dutch Bros

Dutch Bros Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates and franchises drive-thru shops in the United States. The company operates through Company-Operated Shops and Franchising and Other segments. It serves through company-operated shops and online channels under Dutch Bros; Dutch Bros Coffee; Dutch Bros Rebel; Dutch Bros; and Blue Rebel brands. Dutch Bros Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon.