McDonald's (MCD) Competitors $305.58 +2.53 (+0.83%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MCD vs. SBUX, CMG, YUM, DRI, DPZ, TXRH, EAT, WEN, CAKE, and PZZAShould you be buying McDonald's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McDonald's include Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Brinker International (EAT), Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), and Papa Johns International (PZZA). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. McDonald's vs. Starbucks Chipotle Mexican Grill Yum! Brands Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Brinker International Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SBUX or MCD? 72.3% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Starbucks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of McDonald's shares are owned by company 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 refer more to SBUX or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 46 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 112 mentions for McDonald's and 66 mentions for Starbucks. Starbucks' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat McDonald's' score of 0.92 indicating that Starbucks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starbucks 49 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 76 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 8 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SBUX or MCD more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.73% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 9.73%. Starbucks' return on equity of -44.97% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starbucks9.73% -44.97% 11.47% McDonald's 31.73%-181.63%15.48% Is SBUX or MCD a better dividend stock? Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Starbucks pays out 78.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McDonald's pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and McDonald's has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate SBUX or MCD? Starbucks currently has a consensus target price of $105.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.06%. McDonald's has a consensus target price of $323.61, suggesting a potential upside of 6.84%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Starbucks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Starbucks 3 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.59McDonald's 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Which has more risk & volatility, SBUX or MCD? Starbucks has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBUX or MCD? Starbucks received 29 more outperform votes than McDonald's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.37% of users gave Starbucks an outperform vote while only 71.92% of users gave McDonald's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStarbucksOutperform Votes211176.37% Underperform Votes65323.63% McDonald'sOutperform Votes208271.92% Underperform Votes81328.08% Which has higher earnings and valuation, SBUX or MCD? McDonald's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starbucks. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStarbucks$36.18B3.56$3.76B$3.1036.56McDonald's$25.92B8.37$8.22B$11.3926.59 SummaryMcDonald's beats Starbucks on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get McDonald's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MCD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMcDonald'sEating places IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$216.38B$9.09B$26.57B$20.49BDividend Yield2.34%4.03%172.57%3.65%P/E Ratio26.5921.6020.0229.27Price / Sales8.372.293.2416.18Price / Cash22.9019.5321.2120.85Price / Book-57.156.425.964.99Net Income$8.22B$318.05M$770.12M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.85%0.75%-1.43%0.77%1 Month Performance7.09%12.06%0.70%0.45%1 Year Performance3.04%9.86%10.95%16.41% McDonald's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCDMcDonald's4.5299 of 5 stars$305.58+0.8%$323.61+5.9%+3.5%$218.96B$25.92B26.83150,000Insider TradeSBUXStarbucks4.5628 of 5 stars$112.55-0.4%$105.33-6.4%+21.3%$127.85B$36.18B36.31361,000Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.9277 of 5 stars$57.06-1.8%$66.31+16.2%+2.6%$77.74B$11.31B51.39116,068Positive NewsYUMYum! Brands3.9045 of 5 stars$147.80-0.6%$147.37-0.3%+12.8%$41.25B$7.55B28.3135,000DRIDarden Restaurants4.2939 of 5 stars$190.83-1.4%$192.52+0.9%+17.8%$22.36B$11.39B21.86191,105Positive NewsDPZDomino's Pizza2.9558 of 5 stars$476.66-0.7%$502.33+5.4%+13.1%$16.46B$4.48B29.2811,200Analyst ForecastTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.9182 of 5 stars$171.70+0.2%$190.83+11.1%+16.6%$11.45B$4.63B29.5091,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageEATBrinker International4.016 of 5 stars$158.55-1.0%$140.18-11.6%+240.1%$7.04B$4.42B27.4868,852Positive NewsWENWendy's4.5623 of 5 stars$14.30-3.1%$18.93+32.4%-15.2%$2.92B$2.18B15.0515,300Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeCAKECheesecake Factory3.9001 of 5 stars$53.34+1.6%$49.93-6.4%+58.1%$2.72B$3.44B20.2847,900Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePZZAPapa Johns International3.8345 of 5 stars$49.04-4.4%$55.67+13.5%-32.1%$1.60B$2.14B17.0913,200Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Starbucks Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors Yum! 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