Reviewing OMV Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:OMVJF) & The Restaurant Group (OTCMKTS:RSTGF)

The Restaurant Group (OTCMKTS:RSTGF) and OMV Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:OMVJF) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Risk & Volatility

The Restaurant Group has a beta of -1.84, suggesting that its share price is 284% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OMV Aktiengesellschaft has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares The Restaurant Group and OMV Aktiengesellschaft’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Restaurant Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
OMV Aktiengesellschaft	4.25%	8.95%	4.50%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares The Restaurant Group and OMV Aktiengesellschaft”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Restaurant Group	$1.09 billion	N/A	-$84.73 million	N/A	N/A
OMV Aktiengesellschaft	$43.86 billion	0.40	$1.68 billion	$5.17	10.49

OMV Aktiengesellschaft has higher revenue and earnings than The Restaurant Group.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for The Restaurant Group and OMV Aktiengesellschaft, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Restaurant Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
OMV Aktiengesellschaft	0	0	0	1	4.00

Summary

OMV Aktiengesellschaft beats The Restaurant Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About The Restaurant Group

The Restaurant Group plc operates restaurants and pubs in the United Kingdom. Its brands include Wagamama, Frankie & Benny's, Brunning & Price, Chiquito, Coast to Coast, Firejacks, and Barburrito. The company also operates TRG concessions that provide table and counter services, as well as sandwich shops, pubs, and bars. In addition, it engages in the franchise operations primarily in Europe and the Middle East. The company was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About OMV Aktiengesellschaft

OMV Aktiengesellschaft operates as an energy and chemicals company in Austria, Germany, Romania, Norway, Belgium, New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, the rest of Central and Eastern Europe, the rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Chemicals & Materials, Fuels & Feedstock, and Energy. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the North Sea, and the Asia Pacific; and refining and marketing of fuels and feedstock, as well as supply, marketing, trading, and logistics of gas in Romania and Turkey. In addition, the company provides advanced and circular polyolefin solutions, and base chemicals, as well as engages in the recycling of plastics. It has refineries in Europe, Schwechat, and Burghausen; filling stations in eight European countries; and gas storage facilities in Austria and Germany, as well as a gas-fired power plant in Romania. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.