Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) vs. TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) Financial Contrast

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) and TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.0% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.9% of TH International shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares 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.

Volatility & Risk

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has a beta of 2.74, indicating that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TH International has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and TH International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	0	1	3	0	2.75
TH International	0	0	0	0	N/A

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers presently has a consensus price target of $13.13, suggesting a potential upside of 302.61%. Given Red Robin Gourmet Burgers’ higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is more favorable than TH International.

Profitability

This table compares Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and TH International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	-3.20%	N/A	-5.83%
TH International	-43.33%	N/A	-17.56%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and TH International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers	$1.30 billion	0.04	-$21.23 million	($1.76)	-1.85
TH International	$221.94 million	0.47	-$123.81 million	($0.74)	-0.86

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has higher revenue and earnings than TH International. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TH International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers beats TH International on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises casual-dining restaurants, in North America and one Canadian province. Its restaurants primarily offer burgers and pizza, appetizers, salads, soups, other entrees, desserts, wings, milkshakes, alcoholic and non-alcoholic specialty drinks, cocktails, wine, and beers. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Englewood, Colorado.

About TH International

TH International Limited operates Tim Hortons coffee shops in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. The company offers brewed tea, coffee, milk tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, and coffee drinks. It is also involved in franchise related business. The company is based in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.