Wendy's (WEN) Competitors $14.17 -0.43 (-2.95%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.22 +0.05 (+0.35%) As of 07:24 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WEN vs. EAT, CAKE, CBRL, PZZA, BLMN, BJRI, JACK, BH, RICK, and DINShould you be buying Wendy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wendy's include Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), and Dine Brands Global (DIN). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Wendy's vs. Brinker International Cheesecake Factory Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Papa Johns International Bloomin' Brands BJ's Restaurants Jack in the Box Biglari RCI Hospitality Dine Brands Global Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WEN or EAT? Wendy's received 27 more outperform votes than Brinker International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.36% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 58.13% of users gave Brinker International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWendy'sOutperform Votes73563.36% Underperform Votes42536.64% Brinker InternationalOutperform Votes70858.13% Underperform Votes51041.87% Is WEN or EAT more profitable? Wendy's has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Brinker International's net margin of 4.11%. Wendy's' return on equity of 70.02% beat Brinker International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's8.76% 70.02% 3.88% Brinker International 4.11%-839.19%8.62% Which has higher valuation and earnings, WEN or EAT? Wendy's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brinker International. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brinker International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWendy's$2.21B1.31$204.44M$0.9514.92Brinker International$4.54B1.50$155.30M$4.1037.46 Which has more volatility & risk, WEN or EAT? Wendy's has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brinker International has a beta of 2.52, indicating that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WEN or EAT a better dividend stock? Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Brinker International pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. Brinker International pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WEN or EAT? 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Brinker International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer WEN or EAT? In the previous week, Wendy's had 25 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Wendy's and 11 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Wendy's' score of 0.24 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 8 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Brinker International 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WEN or EAT? Wendy's presently has a consensus price target of $19.71, indicating a potential upside of 39.08%. Brinker International has a consensus price target of $108.29, indicating a potential downside of 29.49%. Given Wendy's' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Brinker International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Wendy's 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.21Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 SummaryWendy's beats Brinker International on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wendy's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEN 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 WEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWendy'sEating & drinking places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.98B$12.24B$24.87B$9.11BDividend Yield6.85%3.79%168.48%4.00%P/E Ratio15.3787.9091.7213.06Price / Sales1.362.153.7376.04Price / Cash8.6037.0421.1732.89Price / Book9.866.486.634.58Net Income$204.44M$373.93M$678.42M$224.84M7 Day Performance-3.50%-0.84%1.64%2.37%1 Month Performance-12.31%-3.04%-0.13%4.40%1 Year Performance-23.92%101.10%13.36%20.10% Wendy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WENWendy's4.7565 of 5 stars$14.17-2.9%$19.71+39.1%-23.9%$2.89B$2.21B14.9215,300Analyst ForecastEATBrinker International3.8934 of 5 stars$144.17+0.4%$108.29-24.9%+270.7%$6.41B$4.42B35.1668,852Short Interest ↑Gap UpCAKECheesecake Factory3.9905 of 5 stars$48.76+1.6%$49.40+1.3%+49.1%$2.49B$3.44B18.5447,900CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.0259 of 5 stars$54.73-3.8%$57.63+5.3%-25.5%$1.22B$3.47B30.2477,600Positive NewsPZZAPapa Johns International4.099 of 5 stars$36.01-1.6%$58.33+62.0%-52.0%$1.18B$2.14B12.5513,200Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBLMNBloomin' Brands3.865 of 5 stars$11.29-1.7%$16.90+49.7%-55.5%$957.84M$4.67B-102.6387,000Short Interest ↑BJRIBJ's Restaurants4.3864 of 5 stars$34.30+0.8%$38.00+10.8%+1.0%$782.73M$1.33B27.4421,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsJACKJack in the Box4.5799 of 5 stars$38.66-2.2%$57.76+49.4%-50.4%$727.97M$1.57B-19.838,168Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BHBiglari3.6412 of 5 stars$218.17+1.8%N/A+44.1%$497.43M$365.32M1.242,466RICKRCI Hospitality2.0295 of 5 stars$52.32+0.2%$98.00+87.3%-15.4%$465.65M$295.60M163.513,613DINDine Brands Global4.2082 of 5 stars$26.70+0.0%$41.43+55.2%-40.6%$407.18M$831.07M4.443,520Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brinker International Competitors Cheesecake Factory Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors Papa Johns International Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Jack in the Box Competitors Biglari Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Dine Brands Global 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:WEN) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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