PZZA vs. PLAY, WEN, EAT, CAKE, BLMN, JACK, CBRL, BJRI, DIN, and TAST
Should you be buying Papa John's International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Papa John's International include Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Wendy's (WEN), Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Dine Brands Global (DIN), and Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Papa John's International had 5 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Papa John's International and 6 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.17 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Papa John's International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by 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.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of 5.76% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 3.50%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 53.96% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.
Papa John's International has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Papa John's International currently has a consensus target price of $76.36, suggesting a potential upside of 64.36%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus target price of $69.21, suggesting a potential upside of 35.48%. Given Papa John's International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Dave & Buster's Entertainment.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment received 24 more outperform votes than Papa John's International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.58% of users gave Dave & Buster's Entertainment an outperform vote while only 61.64% of users gave Papa John's International an outperform vote.
Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa John's International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Papa John's International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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