Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) & Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:JACK) Critical Survey

Rave Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:RAVE) and Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (NASDAQ:JACK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Rave Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.1% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF shares are held by institutional investors. 27.7% of Rave Restaurant Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rave Restaurant Group and Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rave Restaurant Group	$12.15 million	4.15	$2.47 million	$0.19	18.68
Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF	$1.57 billion	0.22	-$36.69 million	($3.45)	-5.37

Rave Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF. Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rave Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Rave Restaurant Group and Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rave Restaurant Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF	2	11	5	0	2.17

Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF has a consensus target price of $32.79, indicating a potential upside of 76.86%. Given Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF is more favorable than Rave Restaurant Group.

Profitability

This table compares Rave Restaurant Group and Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rave Restaurant Group	22.34%	20.59%	17.11%
Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF	-4.34%	-11.31%	3.82%

Summary

Rave Restaurant Group beats Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rave Restaurant Group

Rave Restaurant Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation and franchising of pizza buffet, delivery/carry-out (delco), and express restaurants under the Pizza Inn and Pie Five trademarks in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Pizza Inn Franchising, Pie Five Franchising, and Company-Owned Restaurants. Its buffet restaurants are located in free standing buildings or strip centers in retail developments that offer dine-in, carryout, and catering services, as well as delivery services. The company’s delco restaurants provide delivery and carryout services and are located in shopping centers or other in-line retail developments. Its Express restaurants serve customers through various non-traditional points of sale and are located in convenience stores, food courts, college campuses, airport terminals, travel plazas, athletic facilities, or other commercial facilities. The company’s Pizza Inn Express restaurants serve customers through a non-traditional, licensed, pizza-only model called Pizza Inn Express, located at production-oriented facilities. In addition, it operates and franchises fast casual restaurants under the Pie Five Pizza Company or Pie Five trademarks. The company was formerly known as Pizza Inn Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. in January 2015. Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is based in The Colony, Texas.

About Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF

Jack in the Box Inc. operates and franchises Jack in the Box and Del Taco quick-service restaurants in the United States. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.