First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG – Get Free Report) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare First Watch Restaurant Group to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for First Watch Restaurant Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| First Watch Restaurant Group | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3.00 |
| First Watch Restaurant Group Competitors | 3807 | 17285 | 25595 | 906 | 2.50 |
First Watch Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.97%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.67%. Given First Watch Restaurant Group’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Watch Restaurant Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Volatility and Risk
First Watch Restaurant Group has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, First Watch Restaurant Group’s peers have a beta of 1.44, indicating that their average stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| First Watch Restaurant Group | $1.22 billion | $19.43 million | 40.19 |
| First Watch Restaurant Group Competitors | $3.43 billion | $250.20 million | -155.27 |
First Watch Restaurant Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than First Watch Restaurant Group. First Watch Restaurant Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| First Watch Restaurant Group | 1.45% | 3.10% | 1.09% |
| First Watch Restaurant Group Competitors | 3.93% | -40.66% | 2.07% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies 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.
Summary
First Watch Restaurant Group peers beat First Watch Restaurant Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
First Watch Restaurant Group Company Profile
First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates and franchises restaurants under the First Watch trade name in the United States. The company was formerly known as AI Fresh Super Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. in December 2019. First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Bradenton, Florida.
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