Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Competitors $51.30 +0.89 (+1.77%) Closing price 04/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$51.14 -0.16 (-0.32%) As of 08:56 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CAKE vs. EAT, WEN, PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BLMN, BH, JACK, NATH, and RICKShould you be buying Cheesecake Factory stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cheesecake Factory include Brinker International (EAT), Wendy's (WEN), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Biglari (BH), Jack in the Box (JACK), Nathan's Famous (NATH), and RCI Hospitality (RICK). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Cheesecake Factory vs. Brinker International Wendy's Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Biglari Jack in the Box Nathan's Famous RCI Hospitality Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the media refer more to CAKE or EAT? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 10 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 17 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.35 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 10 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Brinker International 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CAKE or EAT? Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus target price of $52.06, indicating a potential upside of 1.49%. Brinker International has a consensus target price of $142.53, indicating a potential downside of 10.05%. Given Cheesecake Factory's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cheesecake Factory is more favorable than Brinker International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24 Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAKE or EAT? Brinker International has higher revenue and earnings than Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brinker International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheesecake Factory$3.58B0.71$101.35M$3.2016.03Brinker International$4.83B1.46$155.30M$5.7727.46 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAKE or EAT? 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Brinker International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is CAKE or EAT more profitable? Brinker International has a net margin of 5.45% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.38%. Brinker International's return on equity of 879.47% beat Cheesecake Factory's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cheesecake Factory4.38% 45.89% 5.85% Brinker International 5.45%879.47%11.82% Which has more risk and volatility, CAKE or EAT? Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brinker International has a beta of 2.21, indicating that its share price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CAKE or EAT a better dividend stock? Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Brinker International pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brinker International pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAKE or EAT? Brinker International received 161 more outperform votes than Cheesecake Factory when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.70% of users gave Brinker International an outperform vote while only 51.88% of users gave Cheesecake Factory an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCheesecake FactoryOutperform Votes55151.88% Underperform Votes51148.12% Brinker InternationalOutperform Votes71257.70% Underperform Votes52242.30% SummaryBrinker International beats Cheesecake Factory on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cheesecake Factory News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAKE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CAKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheesecake FactoryEating places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.54B$8.75B$23.28B$7.51BDividend Yield2.31%5.01%170.22%4.33%P/E Ratio16.0325.4922.1118.05Price / Sales0.711.824.18104.31Price / Cash10.3919.1719.4134.62Price / Book8.195.495.744.14Net Income$101.35M$318.00M$781.29M$247.59M7 Day Performance7.17%1.53%1.51%3.51%1 Month Performance0.20%-9.55%-6.29%-5.80%1 Year Performance45.33%-8.22%3.82%2.83% Cheesecake Factory Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CAKECheesecake Factory4.0494 of 5 stars$51.30+1.8%$52.06+1.5%+44.6%$2.54B$3.58B16.0347,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEATBrinker International3.4793 of 5 stars$147.98-3.6%$144.47-2.4%+229.8%$6.57B$4.83B25.6562,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpWENWendy's4.7487 of 5 stars$12.54-1.1%$17.97+43.3%-36.1%$2.46B$2.25B13.2014,500Analyst ForecastPZZAPapa Johns International4.1843 of 5 stars$30.63-1.7%$53.00+73.0%-49.1%$1.00B$2.06B10.6712,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.1126 of 5 stars$44.12+1.3%$57.13+29.5%-27.7%$982.24M$3.51B24.3873,000BJRIBJ's Restaurants3.0537 of 5 stars$32.72+1.0%$40.40+23.5%+3.4%$743.33M$1.36B48.1222,200Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpBLMNBloomin' Brands3.6953 of 5 stars$8.37+5.3%$14.50+73.2%-69.2%$710.87M$3.95B-76.0887,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpBHBiglari2.0313 of 5 stars$216.63-1.5%N/A+10.5%$493.05M$362.11M1.232,560Short Interest ↑Gap UpJACKJack in the Box4.4139 of 5 stars$24.44+5.3%$47.82+95.7%-56.5%$460.89M$1.57B-12.5312,100Analyst ForecastNews CoverageNATHNathan's Famous2.5653 of 5 stars$92.30-1.8%N/A+48.5%$377.42M$146.39M15.91130RICKRCI Hospitality3.6972 of 5 stars$37.68+0.5%$98.00+160.1%-22.5%$334.11M$293.18M67.293,613Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EAT Competitors WEN Competitors PZZA Competitors CBRL Competitors BJRI Competitors BLMN Competitors BH Competitors JACK Competitors NATH Competitors RICK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CAKE) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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