Aramark (ARMK) Competitors

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) and Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is ARMK or QSR a better dividend stock?

Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Aramark pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 78.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, ARMK or QSR?

Aramark has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARMK or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International received 239 more outperform votes than Aramark when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.99% of users gave Aramark an outperform vote while only 60.59% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aramark	Outperform Votes 442 61.99%	Underperform Votes 271 38.01%
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 681 60.59%	Underperform Votes 443 39.41%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARMK or QSR?

Restaurant Brands International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aramark. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aramark	$17.55B	0.49	$262.52M	$1.27	25.72
Restaurant Brands International	$8.41B	2.45	$1.02B	$3.18	19.80

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARMK or QSR?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Aramark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ARMK or QSR?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 1 more articles in the media than Aramark. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 15 mentions for Aramark. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 0.91 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aramark	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Restaurant Brands International	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARMK or QSR more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 12.15% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.94%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.53% beat Aramark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aramark	1.94%	14.72%	3.49%
Restaurant Brands International	12.15%	28.53%	5.79%

Do analysts recommend ARMK or QSR?

Aramark presently has a consensus target price of $43.08, indicating a potential upside of 31.91%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $76.63, indicating a potential upside of 21.68%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aramark is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aramark	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Aramark on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.