Denny's (DENN) Competitors

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) and Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is DENN or DIN more profitable?

Dine Brands Global has a net margin of 6.69% compared to Denny's' net margin of 3.79%. Dine Brands Global's return on equity of -34.70% beat Denny's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Denny's	3.79%	-57.90%	5.41%
Dine Brands Global	6.69%	-34.70%	4.39%

Do analysts prefer DENN or DIN?

Denny's currently has a consensus price target of $7.46, indicating a potential upside of 88.82%. Dine Brands Global has a consensus price target of $26.86, indicating a potential upside of 13.19%. Given Denny's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Denny's is more favorable than Dine Brands Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Denny's	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Dine Brands Global	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Does the media favor DENN or DIN?

In the previous week, Denny's had 10 more articles in the media than Dine Brands Global. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Denny's and 9 mentions for Dine Brands Global. Dine Brands Global's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Denny's' score of 0.11 indicating that Dine Brands Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Denny's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dine Brands Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DENN or DIN?

85.1% of Denny's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Denny's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, DENN or DIN?

Denny's has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dine Brands Global has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DENN or DIN?

Dine Brands Global has higher revenue and earnings than Denny's. Dine Brands Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Denny's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Denny's	$454.00M	0.45	$21.57M	$0.33	11.97
Dine Brands Global	$812.31M	0.46	$64.89M	$3.61	6.57

Summary

Dine Brands Global beats Denny's on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.