Denny's (DENN) Competitors $5.26 +0.40 (+8.27%) Closing price 02/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.23 -0.03 (-0.61%) As of 02/18/2025 07:27 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends DENN vs. PZZA, CBRL, BLMN, BJRI, JACK, BH, RICK, DIN, NATH, and RRGBShould you be buying Denny's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Denny's include Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Nathan's Famous (NATH), and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Denny's vs. Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Bloomin' Brands BJ's Restaurants Jack in the Box Biglari RCI Hospitality Dine Brands Global Nathan's Famous Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) and Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts prefer DENN or PZZA? Denny's presently has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 47.28%. Papa Johns International has a consensus target price of $55.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Denny's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Denny's is more favorable than Papa Johns International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Denny's 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Papa Johns International 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46 Does the MarketBeat Community favor DENN or PZZA? Papa Johns International received 144 more outperform votes than Denny's when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.79% of users gave Papa Johns International an outperform vote while only 61.78% of users gave Denny's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDenny'sOutperform Votes36761.78% Underperform Votes22738.22% Papa Johns InternationalOutperform Votes51161.79% Underperform Votes31638.21% Is DENN or PZZA more profitable? Papa Johns International has a net margin of 4.51% compared to Denny's' net margin of 3.90%. Papa Johns International's return on equity of -19.61% beat Denny's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Denny's3.90% -48.64% 5.96% Papa Johns International 4.51%-19.61%10.04% Does the media refer more to DENN or PZZA? In the previous week, Denny's had 39 more articles in the media than Papa Johns International. MarketBeat recorded 53 mentions for Denny's and 14 mentions for Papa Johns International. Papa Johns International's average media sentiment score of 0.05 beat Denny's' score of -0.06 indicating that Papa Johns International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Denny's 7 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 13 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Papa Johns International 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DENN or PZZA? Papa Johns International has higher revenue and earnings than Denny's. Denny's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa Johns International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDenny's$463.92M0.58$19.94M$0.3315.95Papa Johns International$2.14B0.78$82.10M$2.8717.80 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DENN or PZZA? 85.1% of Denny's shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Denny's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Papa Johns International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, DENN or PZZA? Denny's has a beta of 2.02, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papa Johns International has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPapa Johns International beats Denny's on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Denny's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DENN 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 DENN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDenny'sEating places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$270.10M$9.24B$26.42B$9.20BDividend YieldN/A3.97%172.71%3.98%P/E Ratio15.9531.11133.6619.51Price / Sales0.582.493.1969.98Price / Cash7.3321.5422.3438.90Price / Book-4.466.706.195.07Net Income$19.94M$320.68M$679.24M$222.54M7 Day Performance2.77%2.70%2.22%2.13%1 Month Performance-11.26%15.71%3.72%1.63%1 Year Performance-43.54%8.63%9.70%16.41% Denny's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DENNDenny's3.2399 of 5 stars$5.26+8.3%$7.75+47.3%-43.5%$249.46M$452.33M12.833,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPZZAPapa Johns International3.2769 of 5 stars$38.64+2.8%$55.83+44.5%-30.1%$1.26B$2.10B13.4613,200CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.612 of 5 stars$52.97-7.9%$57.63+8.8%-31.6%$1.18B$3.49B29.2777,600Upcoming EarningsBLMNBloomin' Brands2.8531 of 5 stars$11.83-2.9%$16.30+37.8%-53.7%$1.00B$4.67B-107.5487,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsBJRIBJ's Restaurants3.6783 of 5 stars$35.42-1.7%$38.00+7.3%-0.9%$808.28M$1.33B28.3421,000Short Interest ↓JACKJack in the Box4.5336 of 5 stars$39.49-2.6%$54.50+38.0%-46.9%$744.78M$1.57B-20.2512,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBHBiglari3.5069 of 5 stars$237.10+2.5%N/A+56.8%$540.58M$365.32M1.342,466Short Interest ↑News CoverageRICKRCI Hospitality3.7863 of 5 stars$53.31+2.6%$98.00+83.8%-5.7%$474.46M$295.60M166.603,613Analyst RevisionDINDine Brands Global3.2894 of 5 stars$27.14-1.6%$41.29+52.1%-38.7%$413.82M$831.07M4.523,520News CoverageNATHNathan's Famous3.5135 of 5 stars$86.10+2.1%N/A+47.0%$351.29M$138.61M14.84130RRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers3.7545 of 5 stars$5.05-6.8%$14.50+187.1%-49.1%$87.82M$1.30B-1.5322,516Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Papa Johns International Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Jack in the Box Competitors Biglari Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Dine Brands Global Competitors Nathan's Famous Competitors Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DENN) was last updated on 2/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVDA Crash UpdateAn overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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