Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) Head-To-Head Comparison

Rush Street Interactive (NYSE:RSI) and Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rush Street Interactive	2.33%	18.88%	8.57%
Jack In The Box	2.84%	-6.33%	2.75%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Rush Street Interactive and Jack In The Box”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rush Street Interactive	$1.13 billion	3.86	$33.31 million	$0.29	65.17
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.17	-$80.72 million	$1.73	7.34

Rush Street Interactive has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jack In The Box. Jack In The Box is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rush Street Interactive, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.8% of Rush Street Interactive shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.9% of Rush Street Interactive shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Rush Street Interactive and Jack In The Box, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rush Street Interactive	0	3	10	1	2.86
Jack In The Box	3	12	3	0	2.00

Rush Street Interactive presently has a consensus target price of $34.20, suggesting a potential upside of 80.96%. Jack In The Box has a consensus target price of $17.22, suggesting a potential upside of 35.58%. Given Rush Street Interactive’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Rush Street Interactive is more favorable than Jack In The Box.

Volatility & Risk

Rush Street Interactive has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack In The Box has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rush Street Interactive beats Jack In The Box on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Rush Street Interactive

Rush Street Interactive, Inc. operates as an online casino and sports betting company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. It provides real-money online casino, online and retail sports betting, and social gaming services. In addition, the company offers full suite of games comprising of bricks-and-mortar casinos, table games, and slot machines. The company markets its online casino and sports betting under BetRivers, PlaySugarHouse, and RushBet brands. Rush Street Interactive, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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.