Wendy's (WEN) Competitors $15.07 -0.19 (-1.25%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.00 -0.08 (-0.50%) As of 07:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WEN vs. TXRH, EAT, CAKE, PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BLMN, JACK, BH, and RICKShould you be buying Wendy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wendy's include Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), and RCI Hospitality (RICK). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Wendy's vs. Texas Roadhouse Brinker International Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Jack in the Box Biglari RCI Hospitality Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer WEN or TXRH? In the previous week, Wendy's had 5 more articles in the media than Texas Roadhouse. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Wendy's and 17 mentions for Texas Roadhouse. Texas Roadhouse's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Wendy's' score of 0.54 indicating that Texas Roadhouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Texas Roadhouse 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WEN or TXRH a better dividend stock? Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Texas Roadhouse pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. 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. Texas Roadhouse pays out 42.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WEN or TXRH? Wendy's received 139 more outperform votes than Texas Roadhouse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.72% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 53.68% of users gave Texas Roadhouse an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWendy'sOutperform Votes73762.72% Underperform Votes43837.28% Texas RoadhouseOutperform Votes59853.68% Underperform Votes51646.32% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WEN or TXRH? 86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held 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. Which has more risk and volatility, WEN or TXRH? Wendy's has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Roadhouse has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, WEN or TXRH? Texas Roadhouse has higher revenue and earnings than Wendy's. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Roadhouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWendy's$2.25B1.34$194.36M$0.9515.84Texas Roadhouse$5.37B2.17$304.88M$6.4727.06 Is WEN or TXRH more profitable? Wendy's has a net margin of 8.65% compared to Texas Roadhouse's net margin of 8.07%. Wendy's' return on equity of 75.56% beat Texas Roadhouse's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's8.65% 75.56% 4.03% Texas Roadhouse 8.07%34.02%15.11% Do analysts rate WEN or TXRH? Wendy's currently has a consensus price target of $18.08, indicating a potential upside of 20.16%. Texas Roadhouse has a consensus price target of $192.91, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. Given Wendy's' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Texas Roadhouse.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) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30Texas Roadhouse 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.52 SummaryTexas Roadhouse beats Wendy's on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$3.02B$13.91B$24.79B$8.26BDividend Yield6.48%4.00%171.32%4.03%P/E Ratio15.8477.8223.8719.33Price / Sales1.342.134.1692.10Price / Cash8.5527.0719.4934.64Price / Book11.856.285.684.50Net Income$194.36M$413.74M$784.47M$247.14M7 Day Performance-1.70%1.57%1.47%2.28%1 Month Performance-5.58%-9.92%-5.25%-3.71%1 Year Performance-18.96%106.07%-0.90%4.74% Wendy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WENWendy's4.3972 of 5 stars$15.07-1.2%$18.08+20.0%-17.8%$3.02B$2.25B15.8615,300Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeTXRHTexas Roadhouse2.6541 of 5 stars$172.54+0.0%$192.73+11.7%+11.3%$11.44B$5.37B26.6291,000Positive NewsEATBrinker International3.7902 of 5 stars$142.02+1.9%$140.18-1.3%+214.5%$6.31B$4.83B24.6268,852Positive NewsGap UpCAKECheesecake Factory3.8782 of 5 stars$47.37+2.6%$52.19+10.2%+40.4%$2.44B$3.58B14.7447,900PZZAPapa Johns International4.2438 of 5 stars$47.14+8.7%$55.67+18.1%-32.0%$1.54B$2.06B16.4012,000CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.7618 of 5 stars$39.81-1.1%$57.13+43.5%-38.7%$884.78M$3.51B21.9677,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.6519 of 5 stars$32.67+0.9%$40.40+23.7%0.0%$740.83M$1.36B47.9622,200BLMNBloomin' Brands4.2208 of 5 stars$8.29-3.0%$14.60+76.0%-71.5%$702.80M$3.95B-75.2287,000JACKJack in the Box4.3524 of 5 stars$32.24+2.9%$49.56+53.7%-56.2%$608.15M$1.57B-16.548,168Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBHBiglari1.9549 of 5 stars$211.31-2.4%N/A+5.1%$480.89M$362.11M1.202,560RICKRCI Hospitality3.2852 of 5 stars$46.32+2.2%$98.00+111.6%-18.4%$409.92M$293.18M82.563,613 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Texas Roadhouse Competitors Brinker International Competitors Cheesecake Factory Competitors Papa Johns International Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors Jack in the Box Competitors Biglari Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WEN) was last updated on 3/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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