Analyzing Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (OTCMKTS:DMZPY)

Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (OTCMKTS:DMZPY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Jack In The Box and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.17	-$80.72 million	($6.15)	-2.18
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jack In The Box.

Profitability

This table compares Jack In The Box and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jack In The Box	-8.69%	-7.12%	2.76%
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Jack In The Box and Domino’s Pizza Enterprises, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jack In The Box	2	12	4	0	2.11
Domino’s Pizza Enterprises	1	1	0	0	1.50

Jack In The Box presently has a consensus price target of $21.18, suggesting a potential upside of 58.03%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Domino’s Pizza Enterprises.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.8% of Jack In The Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack In The Box 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

Jack In The Box beats Domino’s Pizza Enterprises on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Domino’s Pizza Enterprises

Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited operates retail food outlets. The company holds franchise rights for the Domino's brand in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Japan, Cambodia, Germany, Luxembourg, Denmark, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. It operates various stores. Domino's Pizza Enterprises Limited was founded in 1983 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.