BurgerFi International (NASDAQ:BFI – Get Rating) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
Profitability
This table compares BurgerFi International and BJ's Restaurants' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get BurgerFi International alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BurgerFi International | -143.84% | -16.38% | -9.09% |
| BJ's Restaurants | -0.42% | -1.08% | -0.35% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BurgerFi International and BJ's Restaurants' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BurgerFi International | $68.87 million | 0.94 | -$121.49 million | ($9.89) | -0.29 |
| BJ's Restaurants | $1.09 billion | 0.54 | -$3.61 million | ($0.22) | -113.14 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
37.5% of BurgerFi International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.1% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of BurgerFi International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held 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 current ratings for BurgerFi International and BJ's Restaurants, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BurgerFi International | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| BJ's Restaurants | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.27 |
BurgerFi International presently has a consensus target price of $8.50, indicating a potential upside of 192.10%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus target price of $35.09, indicating a potential upside of 40.98%. Given BurgerFi International's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BurgerFi International is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.
Risk & Volatility
BurgerFi International has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
BJ's Restaurants beats BurgerFi International on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BurgerFi International
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BurgerFi International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and franchises fast-casual and premium-casual dining restaurants. Its restaurants offer burgers, hot dogs, crispy chicken, frozen custard, hand-cut fries, shakes, beer, wine, pizza, coal fired chicken wings, homemade meatballs, and a variety of handcrafted sandwiches and salads. As of March 31, 2022, the company has 185 franchised and corporate-owned restaurants. The company was formerly known as Opes Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to BurgerFi International, Inc. in December 2020. BurgerFi International, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
About BJ's Restaurants
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BJ's Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates casual dining restaurants in the United States. The company's restaurants offer pizzas, craft and other beers, appetizers, entrées, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and desserts. As of April 19, 2022, it operated 213 restaurants in 29 states. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.
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