JDW vs. GNK, GRG, MAB, SSPG, EIG, DOM, RTN, YNGA, YNGN, and LGRS
Should you be buying J D Wetherspoon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of J D Wetherspoon include Greene King (GNK), Greggs (GRG), Mitchells & Butlers (MAB), SSP Group (SSPG), Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), The Restaurant Group (RTN), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGN), and Loungers (LGRS). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
J D Wetherspoon vs. Its Competitors
J D Wetherspoon (LON:JDW) and Greene King (LON:GNK) are both restaurants industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, J D Wetherspoon had 6 more articles in the media than Greene King. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for J D Wetherspoon and 0 mentions for Greene King. J D Wetherspoon's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Greene King's score of 0.00 indicating that J D Wetherspoon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
J D Wetherspoon has a net margin of 2.40% compared to Greene King's net margin of 0.00%. J D Wetherspoon's return on equity of 12.66% beat Greene King's return on equity.
J D Wetherspoon pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Greene King pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.33 per share. J D Wetherspoon pays out 30.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greene King pays out 0.9% 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.
70.0% of J D Wetherspoon shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.3% of J D Wetherspoon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
J D Wetherspoon has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Greene King. Greene King is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J D Wetherspoon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
J D Wetherspoon presently has a consensus target price of GBX 490, indicating a potential downside of 30.19%. Given Greene King's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Greene King is more favorable than J D Wetherspoon.
Summary
J D Wetherspoon beats Greene King on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:JDW) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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