Head to Head Survey: Chanticleer (BURG)

Chanticleer (NASDAQ: BURG) is one of 102 public companies in the “FOOD/DRUG-RTL/WHL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Chanticleer to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Chanticleer and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chanticleer	0	0	0	0	N/A
Chanticleer Competitors	941	4716	5518	245	2.44

As a group, “FOOD/DRUG-RTL/WHL” companies have a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Chanticleer’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chanticleer has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Chanticleer and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chanticleer	$41.43 million	-$9.07 million	N/A
Chanticleer Competitors	$15.82 billion	$440.55 million	22.30

Chanticleer’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Chanticleer.

Profitability

This table compares Chanticleer and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chanticleer	-14.63%	-37.87%	-15.54%
Chanticleer Competitors	2.12%	-3.66%	5.29%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.3% of Chanticleer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.1% of shares of all “FOOD/DRUG-RTL/WHL” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Chanticleer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of shares of all “FOOD/DRUG-RTL/WHL” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Chanticleer has a beta of 2.34, indicating that its share price is 134% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chanticleer’s peers have a beta of 0.71, indicating that their average share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Chanticleer peers beat Chanticleer on 8 of the 9 factors compared.

Chanticleer Company Profile

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises fast casual and full service dining concepts in the United States and internationally. The company owns and operates 9 locations under the American Burger Company name in North Carolina, South Carolina, and New York; 10 company-owned locations in the United States and 12 franchisee-operated locations in the United States and the Middle East under The Burger Joint name; and 11 company-owned locations under the Little Big Burger name in the Portland, Oregon. It also owns and operates 7 company owned locations under the Just Fresh name in Charlotte, North Carolina; and 9 full service restaurants under the Hooters name in the United States, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The company was formerly known as Tulvine Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. in May 2005. Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.