Biglari (BH.A) Competitors

Biglari (NYSE:BH.A) and Aramark (NYSE:ARMK) are both restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

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

Biglari has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Aramark has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Aramark has higher revenue and earnings than Biglari. 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
Biglari	$362.11M	9.32	-$501.87M	-$220.12	-6.72
Aramark	$17.40B	0.65	$262.52M	$1.30	33.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BH.A or ARMK?

7.7% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of Biglari shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Aramark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BH.A or ARMK?

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. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Biglari's score of 0.00 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Biglari	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aramark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BH.A or ARMK?

Aramark has a consensus price target of $43.91, suggesting a potential upside of 1.45%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aramark is more favorable than Biglari.

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

Is BH.A or ARMK more profitable?

Aramark has a net margin of 1.97% compared to Biglari's net margin of 0.00%. Aramark's return on equity of 15.07% beat Biglari's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Biglari	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aramark	1.97%	15.07%	3.54%

Summary

Aramark beats Biglari on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.