PTLO vs. MLCO, BH.A, PK, SG, PLYA, ARCO, SHCO, CNNE, XHR, and HDL
Should you be buying Portillo's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portillo's include Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Biglari (BH.A), Park Hotels & Resorts (PK), Sweetgreen (SG), Playa Hotels & Resorts (PLYA), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO), Cannae (CNNE), Xenia Hotels & Resorts (XHR), and Super Hi International (HDL). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
Portillo's vs. Its Competitors
Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) and Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.
39.6% of Melco Resorts & Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.3% of Portillo's shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.1% of Melco Resorts & Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Portillo's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Portillo's. Portillo's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Melco Resorts & Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Portillo's had 2 more articles in the media than Melco Resorts & Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Portillo's and 5 mentions for Melco Resorts & Entertainment. Melco Resorts & Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Portillo's' score of 0.61 indicating that Melco Resorts & Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portillo's has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Melco Resorts & Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $7.90, indicating a potential downside of 11.43%. Portillo's has a consensus target price of $13.71, indicating a potential upside of 24.00%. Given Portillo's' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portillo's is more favorable than Melco Resorts & Entertainment.
Portillo's has a net margin of 3.92% compared to Melco Resorts & Entertainment's net margin of 1.28%. Portillo's' return on equity of 5.87% beat Melco Resorts & Entertainment's return on equity.
Summary
Portillo's beats Melco Resorts & Entertainment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:PTLO) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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