Denny's (DENN) Competitors

Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) and Biglari (NYSE:BH) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, DENN or BH?

Denny's has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biglari has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DENN or BH?

In the previous week, Denny's had 24 more articles in the media than Biglari. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Denny's and 2 mentions for Biglari. Biglari's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Denny's' score of 0.04 indicating that Biglari is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Denny's	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Biglari	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DENN or BH more profitable?

Denny's has a net margin of 5.27% compared to Biglari's net margin of 3.47%. Biglari's return on equity of 2.11% beat Denny's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Denny's	5.27%	-63.27%	6.66%
Biglari	3.47%	2.11%	1.46%

Do analysts rate DENN or BH?

Denny's currently has a consensus target price of $11.42, indicating a potential upside of 61.02%. Given Denny's' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Denny's is more favorable than Biglari.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Denny's	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Biglari	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DENN or BH?

85.1% of Denny's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Denny's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.4% of Biglari shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DENN or BH?

Denny's received 105 more outperform votes than Biglari when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.22% of users gave Biglari an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Denny's an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Denny's	Outperform Votes 352 61.54%	Underperform Votes 220 38.46%
Biglari	Outperform Votes 247 62.22%	Underperform Votes 150 37.78%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DENN or BH?

Biglari has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Denny's. Biglari is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Denny's, 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
Denny's	$463.92M	0.80	$19.94M	$0.43	16.65
Biglari	$365.32M	1.20	$54.95M	$44.70	4.32

Summary

Denny's beats Biglari on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.