Analyzing Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) & Hostmore (OTC:MORRF)

Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Hostmore (OTC:MORRF) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Jack In The Box and Hostmore’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack In The Box	-5.51%	-9.23%	3.23%
Hostmore	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.8% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Jack In The Box and Hostmore, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack In The Box	2	14	5	0	2.14
Hostmore	0	0	0	0	0.00

Jack In The Box currently has a consensus target price of $25.10, indicating a potential upside of 18.62%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Hostmore.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jack In The Box and Hostmore”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.28	-$80.72 million	($4.27)	-4.96
Hostmore	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hostmore has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jack In The Box.

Summary

Jack In The Box beats Hostmore on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jack In The Box

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.

About Hostmore

Hostmore plc operates in the hospitality business. It operates American-themed casual dining restaurants under the TGI Fridays brand; cocktail-led bar and restaurants under the 63rd+1st brand; and fast casual dining restaurants under the Fridays and Go brand. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.