This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Famous Dave's of America (DAVE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DAVE vs. UPST, BUR, RIOT, CORZ, CLSK, WD, LU, PWP, HUT, and BTDRShould you be buying Famous Dave's of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Famous Dave's of America include Upstart (UPST), Burford Capital (BUR), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Core Scientific (CORZ), CleanSpark (CLSK), Walker & Dunlop (WD), Lufax (LU), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Hut 8 (HUT), and Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR). These companies are all part of the "nondepository credit institutions" industry. Famous Dave's of America vs. Upstart Burford Capital Riot Platforms Core Scientific CleanSpark Walker & Dunlop Lufax Perella Weinberg Partners Hut 8 Bitdeer Technologies Group Upstart (NASDAQ:UPST) and Famous Dave's of America (NASDAQ:DAVE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor UPST or DAVE? Famous Dave's of America received 136 more outperform votes than Upstart when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.97% of users gave Famous Dave's of America an outperform vote while only 32.43% of users gave Upstart an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUpstartOutperform Votes6032.43% Underperform Votes12567.57% Famous Dave's of AmericaOutperform Votes19652.97% Underperform Votes17447.03% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UPST or DAVE? 63.0% of Upstart shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of Famous Dave's of America shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Upstart shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Famous Dave's of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, UPST or DAVE? Famous Dave's of America has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Upstart. Upstart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Famous Dave's of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUpstart$714.41M5.97-$128.58M-$0.75-59.75Famous Dave's of America$259.09M9.83-$48.52M$3.1363.79 Is UPST or DAVE more profitable? Famous Dave's of America has a net margin of 12.92% compared to Upstart's net margin of -20.20%. Famous Dave's of America's return on equity of 17.16% beat Upstart's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Upstart-20.20% -25.87% -7.95% Famous Dave's of America 12.92%17.16%8.38% Which has more risk & volatility, UPST or DAVE? Upstart has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Famous Dave's of America has a beta of 3.54, meaning that its share price is 254% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer UPST or DAVE? Upstart presently has a consensus price target of $63.81, indicating a potential upside of 42.38%. Famous Dave's of America has a consensus price target of $172.83, indicating a potential downside of 13.43%. Given Upstart's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Upstart is more favorable than Famous Dave's of America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Upstart 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Famous Dave's of America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Does the media prefer UPST or DAVE? In the previous week, Upstart had 7 more articles in the media than Famous Dave's of America. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Upstart and 0 mentions for Famous Dave's of America. Upstart's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Famous Dave's of America's score of 0.00 indicating that Upstart is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Upstart Neutral Famous Dave's of America Neutral SummaryFamous Dave's of America beats Upstart on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Famous Dave's of America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAVE 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 DAVE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFamous Dave's of AmericaNondepository credit institutions IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.40B$7.85B$24.22B$8.30BDividend YieldN/A4.35%2.48%4.10%P/E Ratio63.5417.1432.7719.58Price / Sales9.837.41271.56119.86Price / CashN/A42.1530.9334.62Price / Book27.962.465.384.47Net Income-$48.52M$524.31M$195.96M$248.30M Famous Dave's of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DAVEFamous Dave's of America1.5743 of 5 stars$198.22+141.7%$172.83-12.8%+347.3%$1.40B$259.09M63.54101Analyst ForecastGap UpUPSTUpstart4.23 of 5 stars$52.96+12.3%$63.42+19.8%+87.5%$5.04B$714.41M-36.271,880Insider TradeGap DownBURBurford Capital3.667 of 5 stars$14.28+3.5%$19.50+36.6%-5.9%$3.13B$341.23M12.31140News CoverageGap UpRIOTRiot Platforms3.6776 of 5 stars$8.70+2.6%$16.59+90.7%-17.1%$3.11B$458.75M20.23340Gap UpCORZCore Scientific2.8477 of 5 stars$9.88+6.0%$19.07+93.0%+161.0%$2.91B$510.67M-1.83200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownCLSKCleanSpark3.5009 of 5 stars$9.62+4.6%$21.57+124.2%-46.5%$2.70B$467.49M87.46130Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap UpWDWalker & Dunlop4.23 of 5 stars$75.89+6.9%$102.50+35.1%-32.4%$2.58B$1.14B23.791,450Positive NewsLULufax1.254 of 5 stars$2.86+4.2%$2.98+4.2%-33.2%$2.47B$20.29B-3.7192,400Gap UpPWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.1643 of 5 stars$18.88+6.8%$23.00+21.8%+14.1%$1.64B$987.74M-11.95600Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHUTHut 83.4544 of 5 stars$15.52+11.7%$26.00+67.5%+73.4%$1.62B$254.83M0.00219Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBTDRBitdeer Technologies Group2.5582 of 5 stars$14.18+0.4%$19.80+39.6%+155.6%$1.59B$349.78M-27.27211Analyst UpgradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UPST Competitors BUR Competitors RIOT Competitors CORZ Competitors CLSK Competitors WD Competitors LU Competitors PWP Competitors HUT Competitors BTDR 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:DAVE) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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