Is BLMN or WEN more profitable?

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.55%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Bloomin' Brands' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bloomin' Brands 0.55% 28.00% 3.23% Wendy's 6.77% 136.46% 3.14%

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BLMN vs. ARCO, DIN, WEN, PZZA, and BJRI

Should you buy Bloomin' Brands stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Bloomin' Brands with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Bloomin' Brands include Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Wendy's (WEN), Papa John's International (PZZA), and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry.

How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Arcos Dorados?

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Arcos Dorados has a net margin of 4.86% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.55%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 28.00% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomin' Brands	0.55%	28.00%	3.23%
Arcos Dorados	4.86%	10.47%	2.06%

Bloomin' Brands presently has a consensus price target of $8.78, suggesting a potential upside of 0.89%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus price target of $8.70, suggesting a potential upside of 5.54%. Given Arcos Dorados' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than Bloomin' Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin' Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78
Arcos Dorados	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

In the previous week, Arcos Dorados had 2 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Arcos Dorados and 0 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Arcos Dorados' score of 0.16 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomin' Brands	Very Positive
Arcos Dorados	Neutral

55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bloomin' Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Arcos Dorados has higher revenue and earnings than Bloomin' Brands. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomin' Brands, 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
Bloomin' Brands	$3.96B	0.19	$8.24M	$0.25	34.80
Arcos Dorados	$4.68B	0.37	$212.12M	$1.11	7.43

Summary

Arcos Dorados beats Bloomin' Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Dine Brands Global?

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) and Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Dine Brands Global had 1 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dine Brands Global and 0 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Dine Brands Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomin' Brands	Very Positive
Dine Brands Global	Neutral

Dine Brands Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dine Brands Global, 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
Bloomin' Brands	$3.96B	0.19	$8.24M	$0.25	34.80
Dine Brands Global	$879.30M	0.52	$17.10M	$1.01	35.96

Bloomin' Brands presently has a consensus price target of $8.78, suggesting a potential upside of 0.89%. Dine Brands Global has a consensus price target of $30.40, suggesting a potential downside of 16.29%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than Dine Brands Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin' Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78
Dine Brands Global	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dine Brands Global has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Dine Brands Global has a net margin of 1.77% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.55%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 28.00% beat Dine Brands Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomin' Brands	0.55%	28.00%	3.23%
Dine Brands Global	1.77%	-23.28%	3.36%

92.8% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bloomin' Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Dine Brands Global beats Bloomin' Brands on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Wendy's?

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.55%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Bloomin' Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomin' Brands	0.55%	28.00%	3.23%
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%

Bloomin' Brands presently has a consensus price target of $8.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.89%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $8.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.37%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin' Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bloomin' Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Wendy's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bloomin' Brands. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomin' Brands, 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
Bloomin' Brands	$3.96B	0.19	$8.24M	$0.25	34.80
Wendy's	$2.18B	0.75	$165.07M	$0.78	11.01

In the previous week, Wendy's had 36 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Wendy's and 0 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Wendy's' score of 0.36 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomin' Brands	Very Positive
Wendy's	Neutral

Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wendy's beats Bloomin' Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Papa John's International?

Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) and Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Papa John's International has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Papa John's International had 7 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Papa John's International and 0 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.21 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bloomin' Brands	Very Positive
Papa John's International	Neutral

Bloomin' Brands currently has a consensus target price of $8.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.89%. Papa John's International has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.48%. Given Papa John's International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Bloomin' Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin' Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78
Papa John's International	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Papa John's International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa John's International, 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
Bloomin' Brands	$3.96B	0.19	$8.24M	$0.25	34.80
Papa John's International	$2.05B	0.57	$30.53M	$0.83	43.16

Papa John's International has a net margin of 1.37% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.55%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 28.00% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomin' Brands	0.55%	28.00%	3.23%
Papa John's International	1.37%	-10.71%	5.33%

Summary

Papa John's International beats Bloomin' Brands on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Bloomin' Brands compare to BJ's Restaurants?

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

BJ's Restaurants has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bloomin' Brands. BJ's Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomin' Brands, 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
BJ's Restaurants	$1.40B	0.88	$48.81M	$1.98	29.67
Bloomin' Brands	$3.96B	0.19	$8.24M	$0.25	34.80

BJ's Restaurants has a net margin of 3.15% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.55%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 28.00% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ's Restaurants	3.15%	13.48%	4.92%
Bloomin' Brands	0.55%	28.00%	3.23%

100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bloomin' Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BJ's Restaurants had 3 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BJ's Restaurants and 0 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.62 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BJ's Restaurants	Positive
Bloomin' Brands	Very Positive

BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

BJ's Restaurants currently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential downside of 28.51%. Bloomin' Brands has a consensus price target of $8.78, suggesting a potential upside of 0.89%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ's Restaurants	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Bloomin' Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78

Summary

BJ's Restaurants beats Bloomin' Brands on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Bloomin' Brands	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$762.82M	$11.18B	$26.67B	$12.56B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.47%	175.38%	6.63%
P/E Ratio	34.80	29.03	21.30	24.67
Price / Sales	0.19	1.78	3.55	97.18
Price / Cash	2.35	15.78	17.88	58.15
Price / Book	2.20	4.94	6.38	6.45
Net Income	$8.24M	$388.37M	$960.18M	$336.71M
7 Day Performance	-3.01%	0.14%	-0.11%	1.37%
1 Month Performance	16.15%	12.96%	16.67%	1.67%
1 Year Performance	-15.16%	-10.93%	-0.20%	24.05%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	1.9223 of 5 stars	$8.70 -2.4%	$8.78 +0.9%	-14.7%	$762.82M	$3.96B	34.80	64,000	Positive News
ARCO Arcos Dorados	3.7684 of 5 stars	$8.29 -3.0%	$8.70 +4.9%	+5.5%	$1.80B	$4.68B	7.47	96,782	Short Interest Increase
DIN Dine Brands Global	1.4143 of 5 stars	$33.29 -2.5%	$30.40 -8.7%	+35.5%	$433.33M	$879.30M	32.96	3,520	Positive News
WEN Wendy's	3.6674 of 5 stars	$6.17 -9.3%	$8.56 +38.7%	-26.3%	$1.30B	$2.19B	7.91	14,900	High Trading Volume
PZZA Papa John's International	2.8125 of 5 stars	$34.35 -5.8%	$38.50 +12.1%	-28.2%	$1.20B	$2.05B	41.39	9,400	Analyst Forecast Gap Down

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BLMN vs. ARCO, DIN, WEN, PZZA, and BJRI

How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Arcos Dorados?

Is BLMN or ARCO more profitable?

Do analysts prefer BLMN or ARCO?

Does the media favor BLMN or ARCO?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BLMN or ARCO?

Which has more volatility and risk, BLMN or ARCO?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLMN or ARCO?

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How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Dine Brands Global?

Does the media favor BLMN or DIN?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BLMN or DIN?

Do analysts recommend BLMN or DIN?

Which has more risk & volatility, BLMN or DIN?

Is BLMN or DIN more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BLMN or DIN?

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How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Wendy's?

Is BLMN or WEN more profitable?

Do analysts prefer BLMN or WEN?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BLMN or WEN?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BLMN or WEN?

Does the media favor BLMN or WEN?

Which has more risk & volatility, BLMN or WEN?

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How does Bloomin' Brands compare to Papa John's International?

Which has more volatility & risk, BLMN or PZZA?

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Do analysts rate BLMN or PZZA?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BLMN or PZZA?

Is BLMN or PZZA more profitable?

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How does Bloomin' Brands compare to BJ's Restaurants?

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Is BJRI or BLMN more profitable?

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Does the media prefer BJRI or BLMN?

Which has more volatility and risk, BJRI or BLMN?

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