Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) Competitors $66.01 +2.10 (+3.29%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.11 +0.10 (+0.15%) As of 05:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CAKE vs. BJRI, BLMN, CBRL, PLAY, PZZA, TXRH, DIN, DRI, EAT, and TNLShould you be buying Cheesecake Factory stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cheesecake Factory include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Papa John's International (PZZA), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Brinker International (EAT), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). Cheesecake Factory vs. Its Competitors BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Dave & Buster's Entertainment Papa John's International Texas Roadhouse Dine Brands Global Darden Restaurants Brinker International Travel + Leisure Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate CAKE or BJRI? Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus target price of $59.38, suggesting a potential downside of 10.05%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.00%. Given BJ's Restaurants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BJ's Restaurants is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cheesecake Factory 4 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19BJ's Restaurants 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CAKE or BJRI? 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer CAKE or BJRI? In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 35 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 7 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.69 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 11 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BJ's Restaurants 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CAKE or BJRI more profitable? Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.33% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 46.06% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cheesecake Factory4.33% 46.06% 5.98% BJ's Restaurants 1.64%10.35%3.75% Which has more volatility and risk, CAKE or BJRI? Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, CAKE or BJRI? Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCheesecake Factory$3.58B0.91$156.78M$3.1920.69BJ's Restaurants$1.36B0.67$16.69M$0.9443.47 SummaryCheesecake Factory beats BJ's Restaurants on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cheesecake Factory News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CAKE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CAKE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CAKE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheesecake FactoryRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.27B$11.90B$26.82B$9.40BDividend Yield1.72%3.79%177.11%4.02%P/E Ratio20.6938.5530.7919.86Price / Sales0.912.136.09100.76Price / Cash11.8417.5717.0928.17Price / Book7.6010.465.885.73Net Income$156.78M$400.87M$880.45M$257.57M7 Day Performance5.75%3.54%4.34%3.90%1 Month Performance10.04%3.89%8.77%14.28%1 Year Performance68.39%5.49%25.14%17.44% Cheesecake Factory Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CAKECheesecake Factory3.9885 of 5 stars$66.01+3.3%$59.38-10.1%+60.6%$3.27B$3.58B20.6947,900Upcoming EarningsBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.7037 of 5 stars$41.00-1.6%$37.20-9.3%+11.2%$906.76M$1.37B43.6221,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBLMNBloomin' Brands3.4919 of 5 stars$9.80-2.3%$12.65+29.1%-52.1%$832.32M$3.93B-326.5681,000CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store3.8197 of 5 stars$64.41-4.3%$55.14-14.4%+52.2%$1.43B$3.47B24.9777,600PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment3.5529 of 5 stars$32.06-0.7%$33.83+5.5%-21.4%$1.11B$2.13B31.7423,420PZZAPapa John's International3.3308 of 5 stars$46.90-0.3%$51.25+9.3%+8.1%$1.54B$2.06B19.9611,400Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse4.1238 of 5 stars$188.48+0.2%$194.09+3.0%+6.7%$12.50B$5.50B29.0995,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsDINDine Brands Global2.269 of 5 stars$24.17-3.2%$26.29+8.7%-32.6%$377.70M$820.85M6.703,520DRIDarden Restaurants4.7244 of 5 stars$209.50+0.1%$225.19+7.5%+44.8%$24.52B$12.08B23.59191,105Positive NewsEATBrinker International4.3025 of 5 stars$165.33+0.1%$150.41-9.0%+143.7%$7.35B$4.42B22.8068,852Positive NewsTNLTravel + Leisure4.8836 of 5 stars$57.56+0.5%$59.20+2.8%+17.2%$3.82B$3.86B9.6119,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BJRI Competitors BLMN Competitors CBRL Competitors PLAY Competitors PZZA Competitors TXRH Competitors DIN Competitors DRI Competitors EAT Competitors TNL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CAKE) was last updated on 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTreasury Secretary Bessent Is Betting Big on GoldWhen the U.S. Treasury Secretary’s largest personal investment is gold — that’s a signal. 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