Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) versus iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) Head-To-Head Survey

iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares iPic Entertainment and Arcos Dorados”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arcos Dorados	$4.68 billion	0.38	$212.12 million	$1.01	8.26

Arcos Dorados has higher revenue and earnings than iPic Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares iPic Entertainment and Arcos Dorados’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Arcos Dorados	4.53%	8.12%	1.49%

Risk & Volatility

iPic Entertainment has a beta of -2.08, indicating that its stock price is 308% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for iPic Entertainment and Arcos Dorados, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPic Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Arcos Dorados	0	3	0	0	2.00

Arcos Dorados has a consensus target price of $8.70, indicating a potential upside of 4.25%. Given Arcos Dorados’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than iPic Entertainment.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. 50.7% of iPic Entertainment 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

Arcos Dorados beats iPic Entertainment on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iPic Entertainment

iPic Entertainment Inc. operates restaurants and theaters in the United States. The company operates casual restaurants, farm-to-glass full-service bars, and theater auditoriums with in-theater dining. It operates restaurants under the City Perch Kitchen + Bar, Tanzy, The Tuck Room, The Tuck Room Tavern, and iPic Express brands. It operates screens in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Arcos Dorados

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. operates as a franchisee of McDonald’s restaurants. It has the exclusive right to own, operate, and grant franchises of McDonald’s restaurants in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, the U.S. Virgin Islands of St. Croix and St. Thomas, and Venezuela. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Montevideo, Uruguay.