PZZA vs. WEN, CAKE, CBRL, BLMN, BJRI, JACK, BH, RICK, DIN, and NATH
Should you be buying Papa Johns International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Papa Johns International include Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Dine Brands Global (DIN), and Nathan's Famous (NATH). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
Papa Johns International vs.
Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Papa Johns International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Wendy's has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Papa Johns International's net margin of 4.51%. Wendy's' return on equity of 70.02% beat Papa Johns International's return on equity.
Wendy's received 225 more outperform votes than Papa Johns International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.36% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 61.74% of users gave Papa Johns International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Wendy's had 11 more articles in the media than Papa Johns International. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Wendy's and 25 mentions for Papa Johns International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Papa Johns International's score of -0.18 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Papa Johns International. Papa Johns International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wendy's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Papa Johns International currently has a consensus price target of $55.83, indicating a potential upside of 49.73%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $19.71, indicating a potential upside of 39.08%. Given Papa Johns International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Papa Johns International is more favorable than Wendy's.
Papa Johns International has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Papa Johns International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Papa Johns International pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wendy's pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Wendy's beats Papa Johns International on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PZZA) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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