McDonald's (MCD) Competitors $290.89 +0.16 (+0.06%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, SBUX or MCD? Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBUX or MCD? Starbucks received 37 more outperform votes than McDonald's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.39% of users gave Starbucks an outperform vote while only 71.89% of users gave McDonald's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStarbucksOutperform Votes210676.39% Underperform Votes65123.61% McDonald'sOutperform Votes206971.89% Underperform Votes80928.11% Does the media favor SBUX or MCD? In the previous week, McDonald's had 20 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for McDonald's and 55 mentions for Starbucks. Starbucks' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat McDonald's' score of 0.75 indicating that Starbucks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starbucks 33 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 46 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SBUX or MCD more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.79% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 10.40%. Starbucks' return on equity of -46.39% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starbucks10.40% -46.39% 12.54% McDonald's 31.79%-175.42%15.61% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SBUX or MCD? 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Starbucks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of McDonald's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer SBUX or MCD? Starbucks currently has a consensus price target of $102.81, suggesting a potential upside of 4.63%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $319.46, suggesting a potential upside of 9.82%. 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55McDonald's 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$36.18B3.08$3.76B$3.3129.69McDonald's$25.94B8.04$8.47B$11.3925.54 Is SBUX or MCD a better dividend stock? Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Starbucks pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McDonald's pays out 62.2% 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. Starbucks has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years and McDonald's has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. SummaryStarbucks and McDonald's tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Angel PublishingTesla Execs are Freaking OutIt’s so revolutionary that tech giants like Microsoft, Amazon, and NVIDIA are all lining up to get their hands on it. And Elon Musk has completely restructured Tesla to chase this opportunity. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you don’t want to miss.Click here to get the details. 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$208.46B$9.74B$23.30B$19.90BDividend Yield2.24%3.75%168.62%3.54%P/E Ratio25.5429.90117.4342.67Price / Sales8.042.526.5018.14Price / Cash19.8021.4220.0217.85Price / Book-44.828.786.245.60Net Income$8.47B$320.83M$678.82M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.14%-2.39%-1.94%-0.19%1 Month Performance-8.11%-4.03%-2.98%0.15%1 Year Performance4.25%12.89%14.72%23.70% McDonald's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCDMcDonald's4.7221 of 5 stars$290.89+0.1%$319.46+9.8%+4.3%$208.46B$25.94B25.54150,000SBUXStarbucks4.9222 of 5 stars$98.26-0.1%$102.81+4.6%-5.8%$111.45B$36.18B29.69381,000Insider TradeCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.8395 of 5 stars$58.88+0.3%$65.27+10.9%+34.6%$80.23B$10.98B55.03116,068Short Interest ↓YUMYum! Brands4.5772 of 5 stars$132.88+0.6%$145.94+9.8%+3.7%$36.88B$7.08B24.8435,000Insider TradeDRIDarden Restaurants4.6693 of 5 stars$162.59+1.1%$180.13+10.8%+5.6%$19.10B$11.39B18.75191,105Positive NewsDPZDomino's Pizza4.6558 of 5 stars$438.97-0.2%$494.38+12.6%+19.1%$15.16B$4.48B26.9611,200Insider TradeTXRHTexas Roadhouse4.1448 of 5 stars$193.41-0.1%$189.00-2.3%+76.3%$12.92B$4.63B33.2391,000EATBrinker International4.0157 of 5 stars$124.74+2.1%$86.45-30.7%+243.6%$5.54B$4.42B30.4268,852Analyst RevisionPositive NewsWENWendy's4.5723 of 5 stars$17.92-0.6%$20.36+13.6%-5.7%$3.65B$2.18B18.8615,300Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCAKECheesecake Factory4.1655 of 5 stars$46.63+0.1%$44.75-4.0%+42.5%$2.38B$3.54B17.7347,900Analyst UpgradePZZAPapa Johns International4.396 of 5 stars$47.31+0.3%$60.82+28.6%-29.6%$1.54B$2.14B16.4813,200Ex-DividendAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Starbucks Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors Yum! 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