Denny's (DENN) Competitors $5.93 +0.15 (+2.60%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends DENN vs. BLMN, BJRI, JACK, BH, RICK, DIN, NATH, RRGB, MCD, and SBUXShould you be buying Denny's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Denny's include Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Nathan's Famous (NATH), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), McDonald's (MCD), and Starbucks (SBUX). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Denny's vs. Bloomin' Brands BJ's Restaurants Jack in the Box Biglari RCI Hospitality Dine Brands Global Nathan's Famous Red Robin Gourmet Burgers McDonald's Starbucks Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) and Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Is BLMN or DENN more profitable? Denny's has a net margin of 3.90% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of -0.12%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 62.18% beat Denny's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bloomin' Brands-0.12% 62.18% 5.71% Denny's 3.90%-48.64%5.96% Do analysts rate BLMN or DENN? Bloomin' Brands currently has a consensus target price of $16.90, indicating a potential upside of 49.69%. Denny's has a consensus target price of $7.90, indicating a potential upside of 33.22%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than Denny's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bloomin' Brands 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.91Denny's 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLMN or DENN? 85.1% of Denny's shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Bloomin' Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Denny's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, BLMN or DENN? Bloomin' Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Denny's. Bloomin' Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Denny's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBloomin' Brands$4.67B0.21$247.39M-$0.11-102.63Denny's$453.01M0.67$19.94M$0.3317.97 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BLMN or DENN? Bloomin' Brands received 208 more outperform votes than Denny's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.63% of users gave Denny's an outperform vote while only 61.46% of users gave Bloomin' Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBloomin' BrandsOutperform Votes57161.46% Underperform Votes35838.54% Denny'sOutperform Votes36361.63% Underperform Votes22638.37% Does the media prefer BLMN or DENN? In the previous week, Denny's had 13 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Denny's and 3 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Denny's' score of 0.33 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Bloomin' Brands 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Denny's 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, BLMN or DENN? Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.97, indicating that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Denny's has a beta of 2.01, indicating that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDenny's beats Bloomin' Brands on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Denny's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DENN 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 DENN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDenny'sEating places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$304.38M$8.81B$24.24B$9.09BDividend YieldN/A3.81%167.18%4.03%P/E Ratio17.9729.58110.4717.33Price / Sales0.672.423.69134.95Price / Cash6.2119.8320.3635.97Price / Book-5.039.206.704.80Net Income$19.94M$320.68M$675.95M$224.91M7 Day Performance5.70%1.35%1.30%1.77%1 Month Performance-5.27%-3.27%-2.09%2.22%1 Year Performance-43.25%3.59%14.99%20.67% Denny's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DENNDenny's4.2365 of 5 stars$5.93+2.6%$7.90+33.2%-43.3%$287.96M$463.92M17.973,500Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeBLMNBloomin' Brands3.7111 of 5 stars$11.22-2.0%$16.90+50.6%-54.6%$951.94M$4.55B-101.9987,000Short Interest ↑BJRIBJ's Restaurants4.7029 of 5 stars$34.52+0.3%$38.00+10.1%+12.6%$787.64M$1.34B27.6222,200Short Interest ↓JACKJack in the Box4.6581 of 5 stars$38.28+2.9%$58.35+52.4%-48.7%$720.85M$1.57B-19.638,168Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑BHBiglari3.5577 of 5 stars$218.51+0.2%N/A+40.8%$497.33M$361.66M1.242,466Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑RICKRCI Hospitality1.9975 of 5 stars$52.77-2.6%$98.00+85.7%-16.1%$469.65M$295.60M101.483,219Short Interest ↓DINDine Brands Global4.1023 of 5 stars$26.26-1.2%$41.43+57.8%-39.1%$400.36M$813.84M4.373,520NATHNathan's Famous3.0444 of 5 stars$77.30+0.7%N/A+8.5%$315.77M$143.76M14.48130News CoveragePositive NewsRRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers3.6508 of 5 stars$5.47+2.1%$14.50+165.1%-48.7%$95.13M$1.27B-1.6624,300Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMCDMcDonald's4.7615 of 5 stars$283.20+0.3%$321.39+13.5%-3.5%$202.95B$25.94B24.86150,000SBUXStarbucks4.858 of 5 stars$93.51+1.4%$103.77+11.0%+3.7%$106.02B$36.18B28.25402,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bloomin' Brands Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Jack in the Box Competitors Biglari Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Dine Brands Global Competitors Nathan's Famous Competitors Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Competitors McDonald's Competitors Starbucks Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DENN) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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