Denny's (DENN) Competitors $5.52 +0.39 (+7.60%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.64 +0.12 (+2.10%) As of 07:00 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DENN vs. DIN, BH, BJRI, BLMN, NATH, JACK, RICK, RRGB, MCD, and SBUXShould you be buying Denny's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Denny's include DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), Biglari (BH), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Nathan's Famous (NATH), Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (JACK), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), McDonald's (MCD), and Starbucks (SBUX). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Denny's vs. Its Competitors DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Biglari BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Nathan's Famous Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF RCI Hospitality Red Robin Gourmet Burgers McDonald's Starbucks DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (NYSE:DIN) and Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend DIN or DENN? DINE BRANDS GLOBAL currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.58%. Denny's has a consensus price target of $6.46, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Denny's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Denny's is more favorable than DINE BRANDS GLOBAL.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DINE BRANDS GLOBAL 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Denny's 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DIN or DENN? DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has higher revenue and earnings than Denny's. DINE BRANDS GLOBAL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Denny's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDINE BRANDS GLOBAL$812.31M0.47$64.89M$3.008.21Denny's$455.73M0.62$21.57M$0.3117.81 Is DIN or DENN more profitable? DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has a net margin of 5.40% compared to Denny's' net margin of 3.53%. DINE BRANDS GLOBAL's return on equity of -31.66% beat Denny's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DINE BRANDS GLOBAL5.40% -31.66% 3.87% Denny's 3.53%-59.51%4.90% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DIN or DENN? 92.8% of DINE BRANDS GLOBAL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of Denny's shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of DINE BRANDS GLOBAL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Denny's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor DIN or DENN? In the previous week, Denny's had 28 more articles in the media than DINE BRANDS GLOBAL. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Denny's and 2 mentions for DINE BRANDS GLOBAL. DINE BRANDS GLOBAL's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Denny's' score of 0.16 indicating that DINE BRANDS GLOBAL is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DINE BRANDS GLOBAL 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Denny's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, DIN or DENN? DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Denny's has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDINE BRANDS GLOBAL and Denny's tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DENN 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 DENN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDenny'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$264.19M$11.01B$27.98B$10.16BDividend YieldN/A3.24%173.90%4.60%P/E Ratio17.8132.4720.7226.39Price / Sales0.621.948.45175.01Price / Cash5.9715.8817.5129.91Price / Book-8.364.765.056.28Net Income$21.57M$405.16M$872.22M$270.38M7 Day Performance9.74%1.91%1.09%1.89%1 Month Performance34.31%-0.58%5.18%6.01%1 Year Performance-15.34%-0.85%19.02%25.26% Denny's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DENNDenny's2.6862 of 5 stars$5.52+7.6%$6.46+17.0%-13.3%$264.19M$455.73M17.813,800Options VolumeDINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL2.6529 of 5 stars$24.63+3.0%$26.00+5.6%-19.1%$367.57M$812.31M8.213,520Positive NewsBHBiglari2.4467 of 5 stars$313.66+3.2%N/A+82.9%$691.62M$362.11M2.142,535Analyst DowngradeBJRIBJ's Restaurants4.5839 of 5 stars$31.07+0.5%$39.67+27.7%+0.3%$684.30M$1.36B26.1121,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBLMNBloomin' Brands3.7165 of 5 stars$6.88+1.5%$9.88+43.5%-58.9%$576.76M$3.95B-137.6081,000Positive NewsNATHNathan's Famous3.0025 of 5 stars$108.13+0.4%N/A+38.6%$440.56M$148.18M18.77130JACKJanus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF4.3056 of 5 stars$19.59+5.7%$32.79+67.4%-55.9%$350.08M$1.57B-5.688,168Positive NewsRICKRCI Hospitality3.3807 of 5 stars$34.32-1.7%$98.00+185.5%-25.0%$304.43M$295.60M18.453,613Positive NewsRRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers3.9609 of 5 stars$6.76+0.3%$11.00+62.7%+107.4%$120.71M$1.25B-1.9921,443MCDMcDonald's4.7286 of 5 stars$302.08-1.1%$325.14+7.6%+1.9%$217.93B$25.92B25.88150,000Positive NewsSBUXStarbucks4.9432 of 5 stars$82.68+1.0%$104.40+26.3%-16.1%$93.10B$36.18B35.64361,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Competitors Biglari Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors Nathan's Famous Competitors Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Competitors McDonald's Competitors Starbucks 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:DENN) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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