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CAKE vs. BJRI, CBRL, PZZA, TXRH, and DIN

Should you buy Cheesecake Factory stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cheesecake Factory 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 Cheesecake Factory include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's International (PZZA), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), and Dine Brands Global (DIN). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.

How does Cheesecake Factory compare to BJ's Restaurants?

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

Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus target price of $64.94, indicating a potential downside of 15.87%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential downside of 23.01%. Given Cheesecake Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cheesecake Factory is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
BJ's Restaurants
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are held 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.

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 Ratio
Cheesecake Factory$3.75B1.02$148.43M$3.4222.57
BJ's Restaurants$1.40B0.82$48.81M$1.9827.55

Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.34% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 3.15%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory4.34% 43.74% 5.81%
BJ's Restaurants 3.15%13.48%4.92%

In the previous week, BJ's Restaurants had 4 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BJ's Restaurants and 8 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.08 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
BJ's Restaurants
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

How does Cheesecake Factory compare to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 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.

In the previous week, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had 3 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and 8 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.08 indicating that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cheesecake Factory
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its share price is 30% more volatile than the broader market.

Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus target price of $64.94, suggesting a potential downside of 15.87%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a consensus target price of $42.14, suggesting a potential downside of 10.98%. Given Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
4 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08

Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cheesecake Factory$3.75B1.02$148.43M$3.4222.57
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store$3.48B0.30$46.38M$1.1640.81

Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.34% compared to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's net margin of 0.79%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory4.34% 43.74% 5.81%
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 0.79%2.78%0.58%

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cheesecake Factory compare to Papa John's International?

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Papa John's International has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International pays out 221.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Papa John's International has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Papa John's International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus price target of $64.94, suggesting a potential downside of 15.87%. Papa John's International has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.57%. Given Papa John's International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Papa John's International
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10

Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.34% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 1.37%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory4.34% 43.74% 5.81%
Papa John's International 1.37%-10.71%5.33%

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Papa John's International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 5 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 3 mentions for Papa John's International. Cheesecake Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Papa John's International's score of -0.09 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cheesecake Factory
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Papa John's International
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Cheesecake Factory 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cheesecake Factory$3.75B1.02$148.43M$3.4222.57
Papa John's International$2.05B0.58$30.53M$0.8343.94

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Papa John's International on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cheesecake Factory compare to Texas Roadhouse?

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

Texas Roadhouse has a net margin of 6.85% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.34%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat Texas Roadhouse's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory4.34% 43.74% 5.81%
Texas Roadhouse 6.85%27.86%12.17%

In the previous week, Texas Roadhouse had 3 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Texas Roadhouse and 8 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Texas Roadhouse's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.08 indicating that Texas Roadhouse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cheesecake Factory
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Texas Roadhouse
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Texas Roadhouse has higher revenue and earnings than Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Roadhouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cheesecake Factory$3.75B1.02$148.43M$3.4222.57
Texas Roadhouse$5.88B1.99$405.55M$6.2628.39

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Texas Roadhouse has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus price target of $64.94, suggesting a potential downside of 15.87%. Texas Roadhouse has a consensus price target of $196.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Given Texas Roadhouse's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Texas Roadhouse is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Texas Roadhouse
0 Sell rating(s)
14 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.48

Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Texas Roadhouse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Texas Roadhouse pays out 47.9% 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. Texas Roadhouse has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Texas Roadhouse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Texas Roadhouse beats Cheesecake Factory on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cheesecake Factory compare to Dine Brands Global?

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

Cheesecake Factory has higher revenue and earnings than Dine Brands Global. Cheesecake Factory 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cheesecake Factory$3.75B1.02$148.43M$3.4222.57
Dine Brands Global$879.30M0.49$17.10M$1.0133.84

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Dine Brands Global 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.

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dine Brands Global has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.34% compared to Dine Brands Global's net margin of 1.77%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat Dine Brands Global's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory4.34% 43.74% 5.81%
Dine Brands Global 1.77%-23.28%3.36%

In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 4 more articles in the media than Dine Brands Global. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 4 mentions for Dine Brands Global. Dine Brands Global's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.08 indicating that Dine Brands Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cheesecake Factory
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Dine Brands Global
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Dine Brands Global pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dine Brands Global pays out 75.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus price target of $64.94, indicating a potential downside of 15.87%. Dine Brands Global has a consensus price target of $30.40, indicating a potential downside of 11.05%. Given Dine Brands Global's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dine Brands Global is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory
3 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Dine Brands Global
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Dine Brands Global on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CAKE vs. The Competition

MetricCheesecake FactoryRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.75B$11.17B$26.87B$12.38B
Dividend Yield1.59%2.66%175.39%5.68%
P/E Ratio22.5728.8120.4924.42
Price / Sales1.021.743.84128.85
Price / Cash12.8915.3914.7355.24
Price / Book8.814.886.216.58
Net Income$148.43M$385.35M$961.99M$337.29M
7 Day Performance2.54%0.93%-0.53%0.60%
1 Month Performance32.02%8.57%5.08%5.00%
1 Year Performance31.01%-8.95%2.89%31.05%

Cheesecake Factory Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CAKE
Cheesecake Factory
2.4323 of 5 stars
$77.19
+2.2%
$64.94
-15.9%
+31.0%$3.75B$3.75B22.5748,400
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
2.8626 of 5 stars
$51.61
-1.9%
$42.00
-18.6%
+19.8%$1.11B$1.40B26.0722,000
CBRL
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
1.697 of 5 stars
$43.49
-6.9%
$41.13
-5.4%
-19.8%$1.04B$3.48B37.4976,730
PZZA
Papa John's International
3.0139 of 5 stars
$33.16
+1.7%
$38.50
+16.1%
-25.5%$1.07B$2.05B39.959,400
TXRH
Texas Roadhouse
4.4816 of 5 stars
$167.54
-0.2%
$196.36
+17.2%
-7.9%$11.03B$5.88B26.76101,000

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