JDW vs. GNK, GRG, MAB, EIG, SSPG, DOM, YNGA, RTN, 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), Ei Group plc (EIG.L) (EIG), SSP Group (SSPG), Domino's Pizza Group (DOM), Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA), The Restaurant Group (RTN), 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and risk.
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 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.
In the previous week, Greene King's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat J D Wetherspoon's score of -0.42 indicating that Greene King is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
41.2% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of J D Wetherspoon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
J D Wetherspoon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Greene King pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.33 per share. J D Wetherspoon pays out 23.5% 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.
J D Wetherspoon currently has a consensus target price of GBX 490, indicating a potential downside of 30.69%. Given Greene King's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greene King is more favorable than J D Wetherspoon.
Summary
J D Wetherspoon beats Greene King on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:JDW) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
