Aramark (ARMK) Competitors

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, QSR or ARMK?

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aramark has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QSR or ARMK?

Restaurant Brands International received 233 more outperform votes than Aramark when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.04% of users gave Aramark an outperform vote while only 60.78% of users gave Restaurant Brands International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Restaurant Brands International	Outperform Votes 671 60.78%	Underperform Votes 433 39.22%
Aramark	Outperform Votes 438 62.04%	Underperform Votes 268 37.96%

Is QSR or ARMK a better dividend stock?

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 58.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aramark pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is QSR or ARMK more profitable?

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 16.01% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.51%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 28.25% beat Aramark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	16.01%	28.25%	5.73%
Aramark	1.51%	14.06%	3.28%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in QSR or ARMK?

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Aramark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer QSR or ARMK?

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 2 more articles in the media than Aramark. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 9 mentions for Aramark. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Aramark's score of 0.71 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aramark	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, QSR or ARMK?

Restaurant Brands International has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Restaurant Brands International	$7.02B	3.20	$1.19B	$3.99	17.40
Aramark	$17.40B	0.59	$262.52M	$0.99	39.35

Do analysts prefer QSR or ARMK?

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $82.37, suggesting a potential upside of 18.67%. Aramark has a consensus price target of $42.23, suggesting a potential upside of 8.40%. Given Restaurant Brands International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Aramark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Aramark	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Aramark on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.