Denny's (DENN) Competitors $4.99 -0.29 (-5.41%) As of 02:28 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DENN vs. DIN, CBRL, BH, BJRI, BLMN, NATH, JACK, RICK, RRGB, and MCDShould you be buying Denny's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Denny's include DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), 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), and McDonald's (MCD). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Denny's vs. Its Competitors DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Biglari BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Nathan's Famous Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF RCI Hospitality Red Robin Gourmet Burgers McDonald's Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) and Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer DENN or DIN? In the previous week, Denny's had 25 more articles in the media than Dine Brands Global. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Denny's and 2 mentions for Dine Brands Global. Dine Brands Global's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Denny's' score of -0.24 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 Denny's 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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) Positive Is DENN or DIN 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 Denny's3.53% -59.51% 4.90% Dine Brands Global 5.40%-31.66%3.87% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DENN or DIN? 85.1% of Denny's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Denny's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by company 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. Which has more volatility and risk, DENN or DIN? Denny's has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dine Brands Global has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DENN or DIN? Denny's currently has a consensus target price of $6.46, indicating a potential upside of 29.56%. Dine Brands Global has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.77%. 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 Denny's 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Dine Brands Global 2 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DENN or DIN? 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 RatioDenny's$452.33M0.57$21.57M$0.3116.08Dine Brands Global$845.37M0.51$64.89M$3.009.40 SummaryDenny's and Dine Brands Global 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$257.24M$10.86B$27.48B$10.62BDividend YieldN/A3.20%172.46%4.70%P/E Ratio16.1131.6320.1527.13Price / Sales0.571.869.69206.21Price / Cash6.1315.0117.7131.12Price / Book-7.554.455.206.68Net Income$21.57M$405.78M$914.89M$275.95M7 Day Performance-9.69%-0.46%0.02%3.24%1 Month Performance8.13%-2.96%2.38%10.67%1 Year Performance-22.11%-10.55%15.58%33.82% Denny's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DENNDenny's2.9987 of 5 stars$4.99-5.4%$6.46+29.6%-17.7%$257.24M$452.33M16.113,800Trending NewsDINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL2.4512 of 5 stars$24.67+1.7%$26.00+5.4%-14.5%$373.10M$812.31M8.223,520Positive NewsCBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.5699 of 5 stars$44.95-1.2%$52.14+16.0%-6.8%$1.01B$3.48B21.7277,600BHBiglari2.1431 of 5 stars$324.77-0.7%N/A+94.4%$744.57M$362.11M2.222,535BJRIBJ's Restaurants4.3527 of 5 stars$30.33+0.2%$39.67+30.8%-9.1%$669.70M$1.36B25.4921,000BLMNBloomin' Brands3.5022 of 5 stars$7.38+1.9%$9.88+33.8%-55.0%$615.90M$3.95B-147.6081,000NATHNathan's Famous1.9542 of 5 stars$108.46-0.5%N/A+40.0%$445.80M$148.18M18.83130JACKJanus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF3.782 of 5 stars$19.14-5.4%$32.79+71.3%-55.8%$381.99M$1.57B-5.558,168RICKRCI Hospitality3.1844 of 5 stars$30.09+0.2%$98.00+225.7%-25.6%$261.88M$295.60M16.183,613RRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers3.8734 of 5 stars$7.03+0.7%$11.00+56.5%+48.3%$125.01M$1.25B-2.0721,443MCDMcDonald's4.5897 of 5 stars$302.56-0.9%$325.86+7.7%-1.0%$217.82B$25.92B25.93150,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 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 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe next wave of AI fortunes may come from NVIDIA’s secret supplier.Bloomberg says AI is a $50 trillion revolution. 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