Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL) Competitors

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

Is CBRL or CAKE more profitable?

Cheesecake Factory has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's net margin of 1.65%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 46.06% beat Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	1.65%	16.83%	3.53%
Cheesecake Factory	4.33%	46.06%	5.98%

Which has more volatility & risk, CBRL or CAKE?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% 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 better earnings and valuation, CBRL or CAKE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	$3.47B	0.41	$40.93M	$2.58	25.04
Cheesecake Factory	$3.58B	0.88	$156.78M	$3.19	19.97

Do analysts prefer CBRL or CAKE?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store currently has a consensus price target of $53.86, suggesting a potential downside of 16.62%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus price target of $54.63, suggesting a potential downside of 14.27%. Given Cheesecake Factory's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cheesecake Factory is more favorable than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cheesecake Factory	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

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

96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CBRL or CAKE?

In the previous week, Cheesecake Factory had 9 more articles in the media than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cheesecake Factory and 8 mentions for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.23 indicating that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cheesecake Factory	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CBRL or CAKE a better dividend stock?

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays out 38.8% 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. Cheesecake Factory is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.