Latitude 360 (OTCMKTS:LATX) and BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) Head to Head Review

BJ’s Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Latitude 360 (OTCMKTS:LATX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BJ’s Restaurants and Latitude 360″s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BJ’s Restaurants	$1.40 billion	0.58	$48.81 million	$2.15	17.86
Latitude 360	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BJ’s Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Latitude 360.

Profitability

This table compares BJ’s Restaurants and Latitude 360’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ’s Restaurants	3.49%	13.82%	5.01%
Latitude 360	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for BJ’s Restaurants and Latitude 360, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ’s Restaurants	2	6	2	0	2.00
Latitude 360	0	0	0	0	0.00

BJ’s Restaurants presently has a consensus target price of $41.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.05%. Given BJ’s Restaurants’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BJ’s Restaurants is more favorable than Latitude 360.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.9% of BJ’s Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of BJ’s Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Latitude 360 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BJ’s Restaurants beats Latitude 360 on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BJ’s Restaurants

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. owns and operates casual dining restaurants in the United States. Its restaurants offer pizzas, craft and other beers, appetizers, entrées, pastas, sandwiches, specialty salads, and desserts under brand name Pizookie. The company was formerly known as Chicago Pizza & Brewery, Inc. and changed its name to BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. in August 2004. BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Huntington Beach, California.

About Latitude 360

Latitude 360, Inc. operates as a casual dining restaurant/entertainment company in the United States. The company plans, develops, constructs, and operates restaurant/entertainment venues. Its restaurant/entertainment venues feature a grille and bar; luxury bowling lanes; a dine-in movie theater with home theater-style seating; game room; a dine-in live performance theater; a HD sports theater; a bar with a dance floor and stage for the DJs and regional bands every weekend; and a luxury boutique cigar lounge. The company operates three restaurant/entertainment venues in Jacksonville, Florida, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Indianapolis, Indiana. Its restaurant/entertainment venues serve consumers and corporate clients. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. On January 10, 2017, an involuntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 was filed against Latitude 360, Inc. in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. On February 7, 2017, the involuntary petition was approved by the Court.