Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Arc Group (OTCMKTS:RLLY) Critical Review

Arc Group (OTCMKTS:RLLY) and Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Arc Group and Cheesecake Factory’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arc Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cheesecake Factory	4.34%	43.74%	5.81%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Arc Group and Cheesecake Factory, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arc Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Cheesecake Factory	3	11	5	0	2.11

Cheesecake Factory has a consensus target price of $66.29, suggesting a potential downside of 14.23%. Given Arc Group’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Arc Group is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Arc Group and Cheesecake Factory”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Arc Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cheesecake Factory	$3.75 billion	1.02	$148.43 million	$3.42	22.60

Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Arc Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 12.4% of Arc Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Arc Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Arc Group

ARC Group, Inc. engages in the operation of Dick’s Wings brand of restaurants. It offers its traditional and boneless chicken wings, hog wings, and duck wings spun in its signature sauces and seasonings. The firm oprates through the following segments; Company-Owned Restaurants and Franchise Operations. The Company-Owned Restaurants are casual dining restaurants. The Franchise Operations segment offers franchises for the Dick’s Wings brand. It also offers craft beers under the name Dick’s Craft Beers. The company was founded in April 2000 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

About Cheesecake Factory

The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated operates and licenses restaurants in the United States and Canada. The company operates bakeries that produce cheesecakes and other baked products for its restaurants, international licensees, third-party bakery customers, external foodservice operators, retailers, and distributors. It operates restaurants under the brands comprising The Cheesecake Factory, North Italia, Flower Child, Fox Restaurant Concepts. The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Calabasas, California.