JACK vs. PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BLMN, BH, RICK, NATH, DIN, DENN, and RRGB
Should you be buying Jack in the Box stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jack in the Box include Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Nathan's Famous (NATH), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Denny's (DENN), and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
Jack in the Box vs.
Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) and Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Jack in the Box received 221 more outperform votes than Papa Johns International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.81% of users gave Papa Johns International an outperform vote while only 61.12% of users gave Jack in the Box an outperform vote.
Jack in the Box currently has a consensus price target of $49.25, indicating a potential upside of 70.77%. Papa Johns International has a consensus price target of $55.67, indicating a potential upside of 37.18%. Given Jack in the Box's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Jack in the Box is more favorable than Papa Johns International.
Papa Johns International has higher revenue and earnings than Jack in the Box. Jack in the Box is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa Johns International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Papa Johns International had 4 more articles in the media than Jack in the Box. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Papa Johns International and 7 mentions for Jack in the Box. Jack in the Box's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Papa Johns International's score of 0.73 indicating that Jack in the Box is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Jack in the Box pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Papa Johns International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Jack in the Box pays out -82.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa Johns International pays out 73.0% 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. Jack in the Box is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Jack in the Box has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papa Johns International has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
99.8% of Jack in the Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Jack in the Box shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Papa Johns International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Papa Johns International has a net margin of 4.51% compared to Jack in the Box's net margin of -2.34%. Jack in the Box's return on equity of -15.79% beat Papa Johns International's return on equity.
Summary
Papa Johns International beats Jack in the Box on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:JACK) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
