Driven Brands (DRVN) Competitors

Driven Brands (NASDAQ:DRVN) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Is DRVN or GHC more profitable?

Graham has a net margin of 4.86% compared to Driven Brands' net margin of 0.27%. Driven Brands' return on equity of 14.86% beat Graham's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Driven Brands	0.27%	14.86%	2.36%
Graham	4.86%	5.79%	3.21%

Which has more volatility and risk, DRVN or GHC?

Driven Brands has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DRVN or GHC?

In the previous week, Driven Brands and Driven Brands both had 5 articles in the media. Driven Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Graham's score of 0.67 indicating that Driven Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Driven Brands	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Graham	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DRVN or GHC?

Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Driven Brands. Graham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Driven Brands, 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
Driven Brands	$2.33B	1.11	-$744.96M	$0.04	392.75
Graham	$4.41B	0.89	$205.29M	$51.07	17.75

Do analysts rate DRVN or GHC?

Driven Brands currently has a consensus target price of $17.86, indicating a potential upside of 13.71%. Given Driven Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Driven Brands is more favorable than Graham.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Driven Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Graham	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DRVN or GHC?

Graham received 88 more outperform votes than Driven Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.33% of users gave Graham an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Driven Brands an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Driven Brands	Outperform Votes 51 59.30%	Underperform Votes 35 40.70%
Graham	Outperform Votes 139 62.33%	Underperform Votes 84 37.67%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DRVN or GHC?

77.1% of Driven Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of Graham shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Driven Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.3% of Graham shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Driven Brands beats Graham on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.