Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) and Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) Head-To-Head Analysis

Floor & Decor (NYSE:FND) and Monro Muffler Brake (NASDAQ:MNRO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Floor & Decor and Monro Muffler Brake, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Floor & Decor	3	13	5	0	2.10
Monro Muffler Brake	1	2	2	0	2.20

Floor & Decor presently has a consensus price target of $57.65, indicating a potential upside of 20.45%. Monro Muffler Brake has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.41%. Given Monro Muffler Brake’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Monro Muffler Brake is more favorable than Floor & Decor.

Profitability

This table compares Floor & Decor and Monro Muffler Brake’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Floor & Decor	4.93%	8.20%	3.58%
Monro Muffler Brake	0.71%	0.80%	0.30%

Risk and Volatility

Floor & Decor has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monro Muffler Brake has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Floor & Decor and Monro Muffler Brake”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Floor & Decor	$4.71 billion	1.08	$208.65 million	$2.15	22.26
Monro Muffler Brake	$1.16 billion	0.36	$2.17 million	$0.22	60.14

Floor & Decor has higher revenue and earnings than Monro Muffler Brake. Floor & Decor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monro Muffler Brake, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Floor & Decor beats Monro Muffler Brake on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Floor & Decor

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. engages in the retail of hard surface flooring and related accessories. It provides wood, stone, and flooring products. Its products include vinyl, laminate, and tiles with materials installation for living rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, and walls. The company was founded by George Vincent West in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

About Monro Muffler Brake

Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.