Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) Competitors

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

Is BLMN or CAKE more profitable?

Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of -0.05%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 55.08% beat Cheesecake Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomin' Brands	-0.05%	55.08%	4.31%
Cheesecake Factory	4.33%	46.06%	5.98%

Is BLMN or CAKE a better dividend stock?

Bloomin' Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Bloomin' Brands pays out -2,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheesecake Factory pays out 33.9% 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. Bloomin' Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor BLMN or CAKE?

In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 2 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 12 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.16 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bloomin' Brands	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cheesecake Factory	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BLMN or CAKE?

Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BLMN or CAKE?

Cheesecake Factory has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheesecake Factory, 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	$3.95B	0.19	-$128.02M	-$0.03	-287.00
Cheesecake Factory	$3.58B	0.87	$156.78M	$3.19	19.64

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

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Bloomin' Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BLMN or CAKE?

Bloomin' Brands currently has a consensus target price of $13.85, suggesting a potential upside of 60.86%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus target price of $54.63, suggesting a potential downside of 12.82%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin' Brands	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.82
Cheesecake Factory	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Bloomin' Brands on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.