Head to Head Comparison: Amergent Hospitality Group (OTCMKTS:AMHG) vs. Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK)

Amergent Hospitality Group (OTCMKTS:AMHG) and Jack In The Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Amergent Hospitality Group and Jack In The Box, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amergent Hospitality Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jack In The Box	2	12	4	0	2.11

Jack In The Box has a consensus target price of $22.41, indicating a potential upside of 90.25%. Given Jack In The Box’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Jack In The Box is more favorable than Amergent Hospitality Group.

Profitability

This table compares Amergent Hospitality Group and Jack In The Box’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amergent Hospitality Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jack In The Box	-8.69%	-7.12%	2.76%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Amergent Hospitality Group and Jack In The Box”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amergent Hospitality Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jack In The Box	$1.47 billion	0.15	-$80.72 million	($6.15)	-1.92

Amergent Hospitality Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jack In The Box.

Summary

Jack In The Box beats Amergent Hospitality Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amergent Hospitality Group

Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises fast casual dining concepts in the United States and Europe. The company operates company-owned restaurants; and restaurants owned and operated by franchisees under the American Burger Company, The Burger Joint, and Little Big Burger names in the United States. It operates gaming machines in Portland, Oregon under license from the Oregon Lottery Commission. Amergent Hospitality Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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.