Biglari (BH.A) Competitors

Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) and Biglari (NYSE:BH.A) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ARMK or BH.A?

Biglari has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aramark. Biglari 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	$17.40B	0.55	$262.52M	$1.27	28.28
Biglari	$365.32M	7.45	$402.40M	$176.49	6.76

Does the media favor ARMK or BH.A?

In the previous week, Aramark had 7 more articles in the media than Biglari. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Aramark and 1 mentions for Biglari. Biglari's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Aramark's score of 0.77 indicating that Biglari is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aramark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Biglari	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ARMK or BH.A?

Aramark has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biglari has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARMK or BH.A?

Aramark received 359 more outperform votes than Biglari when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.88% of users gave Aramark an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Biglari an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aramark	Outperform Votes 440 61.88%	Underperform Votes 271 38.12%
Biglari	Outperform Votes 81 57.86%	Underperform Votes 59 42.14%

Do analysts recommend ARMK or BH.A?

Aramark currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.73%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aramark is more favorable than Biglari.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aramark	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Biglari	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARMK or BH.A?

7.7% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Aramark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 70.9% of Biglari 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.

Is ARMK or BH.A more profitable?

Aramark has a net margin of 1.94% compared to Biglari's net margin of 0.00%. Aramark's return on equity of 14.72% beat Biglari's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aramark	1.94%	14.72%	3.49%
Biglari	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Aramark beats Biglari on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.