Head-To-Head Analysis: Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) and iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC)

iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) and Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for iPic Entertainment and Domino’s Pizza, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPic Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Domino’s Pizza	2	13	11	2	2.46

Domino’s Pizza has a consensus target price of $476.07, indicating a potential upside of 14.94%. Given Domino’s Pizza’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Domino’s Pizza is more favorable than iPic Entertainment.

Risk and Volatility

iPic Entertainment has a beta of -2.08, indicating that its share price is 308% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Domino’s Pizza has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares iPic Entertainment and Domino’s Pizza”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Domino’s Pizza	$4.94 billion	2.83	$584.17 million	$17.57	23.57

Domino’s Pizza has higher revenue and earnings than iPic Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares iPic Entertainment and Domino’s Pizza’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Domino’s Pizza	12.18%	-15.28%	34.06%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.6% of Domino’s Pizza shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.7% of iPic Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Domino’s Pizza shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Domino’s Pizza beats iPic Entertainment on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iPic Entertainment

iPic Entertainment Inc. operates restaurants and theaters in the United States. The company operates casual restaurants, farm-to-glass full-service bars, and theater auditoriums with in-theater dining. It operates restaurants under the City Perch Kitchen + Bar, Tanzy, The Tuck Room, The Tuck Room Tavern, and iPic Express brands. It operates screens in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino’s brand name through company-owned and franchised stores. It also provides oven-baked sandwiches, pastas, boneless chicken and chicken wings, breads and dips, desserts, and soft drink products, as well as loaded tots and pepperoni stuffed cheesy breads. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.