CBRL vs. BLMN, CAKE, TGLS, ARCO, CMG, DIN, WEN, PZZA, BH, and BJRI
Should you be buying Cracker Barrel Old Country Store stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store include Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Wendy's (WEN), Papa John's International (PZZA), Biglari (BH), and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store vs. Its Competitors
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) and Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.
96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Bloomin' Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had 21 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and 7 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of -0.06 beat Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's score of -0.23 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store presently has a consensus target price of $52.14, suggesting a potential upside of 22.24%. Bloomin' Brands has a consensus target price of $9.88, suggesting a potential upside of 32.11%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a net margin of 1.33% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of -0.12%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 44.03% beat Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's return on equity.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands 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.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Bloomin' Brands pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bloomin' Brands pays out -1,200.0% 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.
Summary
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store beats Bloomin' Brands on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CBRL) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
