Head-To-Head Comparison: Pinstripes (NYSE:PNST) & Cannae (NYSE:CNNE)

Pinstripes (NYSE:PNST) and Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Pinstripes and Cannae, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinstripes	0	0	3	0	3.00
Cannae	0	0	3	0	3.00

Pinstripes presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 100.67%. Cannae has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 54.39%. Given Pinstripes’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pinstripes is more favorable than Cannae.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pinstripes and Cannae’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinstripes	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cannae	$570.00 million	1.97	-$313.40 million	($5.44)	-3.29

Pinstripes has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cannae.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

56.8% of Pinstripes shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.1% of Cannae shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Pinstripes shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Cannae shares are owned by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Pinstripes and Cannae’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinstripes	N/A	N/A	-8.99%
Cannae	-74.62%	-16.50%	-14.21%

Volatility & Risk

Pinstripes has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cannae has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pinstripes beats Cannae on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pinstripes

Pinstripes Holdings Inc. operates a dining and entertainment concept restaurants. The company provides Italian-American food and beverage menu with bowling, bocce, and event space. It also offers private event options and catering services. The company is based in Northbrook, Illinois.

About Cannae

Cannae Holdings, Inc. is a principal investment firm. The firm primarily invests in restaurants, technology enabled healthcare services, financial services and more. It takes both minority and majority stakes. Cannae Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.