Biglari (BH.A) Competitors

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

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

Aramark has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biglari has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ARMK or BH.A?

Aramark currently has a consensus target price of $43.42, suggesting a potential upside of 26.41%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Biglari	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

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
Aramark	$17.55B	0.52	$262.52M	$1.27	27.04
Biglari	$362.11M	6.92	-$32.23M	-$14.16	-77.74

Does the media favor ARMK or BH.A?

In the previous week, Aramark had 7 more articles in the media than Biglari. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Aramark and 5 mentions for Biglari. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Biglari's score of 0.74 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)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Biglari	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARMK or BH.A?

Aramark received 360 more outperform votes than Biglari when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave Aramark an outperform vote while only 57.86% of users gave Biglari an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aramark	Outperform Votes 441 61.94%	Underperform Votes 271 38.06%
Biglari	Outperform Votes 81 57.86%	Underperform Votes 59 42.14%

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aramark beats Biglari on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.