BT Brands (NASDAQ:BTBD – Get Rating) and Noble Roman's (OTCMKTS:NROM – Get Rating) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares BT Brands and Noble Roman's' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get BT Brands alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BT Brands | 2.15% | 3.17% | 2.03% |
| Noble Roman's | -4.15% | -20.35% | -3.07% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for BT Brands and Noble Roman's, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BT Brands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Noble Roman's | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BT Brands and Noble Roman's' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BT Brands | $8.45 million | 1.80 | $610,000.00 | $0.06 | 39.17 |
| Noble Roman's | $13.89 million | 0.32 | $510,000.00 | ($0.03) | -6.67 |
BT Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Noble Roman's. Noble Roman's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BT Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of BT Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.1% of Noble Roman's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BT Brands beats Noble Roman's on 8 of the 10 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 Noble Roman's
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Noble Roman's, Inc. sells and services franchises, and licenses and operates foodservice locations for stand-alone restaurants and non-traditional foodservice operations. The company franchises, licenses, and operates foodservice locations under the Noble Roman's Craft Pizza & Pub, Noble Roman's Pizza, Noble Roman's Take-N-Bake, and Tuscano's Italian Style Subs trade names, which provide breadsticks and cheesy stix with dip, pizza, pasta, salads, wings, baked sandwiches, and other related breakfast products, as well as a selection of desserts. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 3,069 franchised/licensed outlets. Noble Roman's, Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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