BT Brands (NASDAQ:BTBD – Get Rating) and Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of BT Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Sweetgreen shares are held by institutional investors. 15.6% of BT Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of Sweetgreen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

BT Brands has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sweetgreen has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

Sweetgreen has a consensus target price of 19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 123.79%. Given Sweetgreen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sweetgreen is more favorable than BT Brands.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BT Brands and Sweetgreen's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

BT Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sweetgreen. BT Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sweetgreen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares BT Brands and Sweetgreen's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Sweetgreen beats BT Brands on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BT Brands

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BT Brands, Inc. owns and operates fast-food restaurants in the north central region of United States. The company operates nine Burger Time restaurants located in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and a Dairy Queen franchise in Ham Lake, Minnesota. Its Burger Time restaurants provide various burgers and other food products, such as chicken sandwiches, pulled pork sandwiches, side dishes, and soft drinks; and Dairy Queen restaurant offers burgers, chicken, sides, ice cream and other desserts, and various beverages. The company was founded in 1987 and is based in West Fargo, North Dakota.

About Sweetgreen

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Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and operates fast-casual restaurants serving healthy foods prepared from seasonal and organic ingredients. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that can be redeemed in its restaurants. As of September 26, 2021, it owned and operated 140 restaurants in 13 states and Washington, D.C. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

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