Denny's (DENN) Competitors

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) and Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, DIN or DENN?

Dine Brands Global has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Denny's has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor DIN or DENN?

In the previous week, Denny's had 29 more articles in the media than Dine Brands Global. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Denny's and 3 mentions for Dine Brands Global. Denny's' average media sentiment score of -0.02 beat Dine Brands Global's score of -0.34 indicating that Denny's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dine Brands Global	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Denny's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is DIN or DENN more profitable?

Dine Brands Global has a net margin of 6.69% compared to Denny's' net margin of 3.79%. Dine Brands Global's return on equity of -34.70% beat Denny's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dine Brands Global	6.69%	-34.70%	4.39%
Denny's	3.79%	-57.90%	5.41%

Do institutionals and 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Denny's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer DIN or DENN?

Dine Brands Global presently has a consensus price target of $26.29, indicating a potential upside of 3.57%. Denny's has a consensus price target of $7.46, indicating a potential upside of 76.32%. 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	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Denny's	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has stronger 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dine Brands Global	$812.31M	0.49	$64.89M	$3.61	7.03
Denny's	$454.00M	0.48	$21.57M	$0.33	12.82

Summary

Dine Brands Global and Denny's tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.