Denny's (DENN) Competitors $4.41 -0.11 (-2.43%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DENN vs. DIN, BLMN, BH, NATH, RICK, JACK, RRGB, MCD, SBUX, and CMGShould you be buying Denny's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Denny's include DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Biglari (BH), Nathan's Famous (NATH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (JACK), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), McDonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Denny's vs. Its Competitors DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Bloomin' Brands Biglari Nathan's Famous RCI Hospitality Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF Red Robin Gourmet Burgers McDonald's Starbucks Chipotle Mexican Grill Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) and DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (NYSE:DIN) 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 institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders believe in DENN or DIN? 85.1% of Denny's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of DINE BRANDS GLOBAL shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Denny's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of DINE BRANDS GLOBAL shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend DENN or DIN? Denny's currently has a consensus price target of $7.46, indicating a potential upside of 69.12%. DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has a consensus price target of $26.29, indicating a potential upside of 3.61%. Given Denny's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83DINE BRANDS GLOBAL 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13 Which has more volatility & risk, DENN or DIN? Denny's has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to DENN or DIN? In the previous week, Denny's had 30 more articles in the media than DINE BRANDS GLOBAL. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Denny's and 2 mentions for DINE BRANDS GLOBAL. Denny's' average media sentiment score of -0.06 beat DINE BRANDS GLOBAL's score of -0.34 indicating that Denny's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Denny's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral DINE BRANDS GLOBAL 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and 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$452.33M0.50$21.57M$0.3313.36DINE BRANDS GLOBAL$812.31M0.49$64.89M$3.617.03 Is DENN or DIN 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 Denny's3.79% -57.90% 5.41% DINE BRANDS GLOBAL 6.69%-34.70%4.39% SummaryDenny's beats DINE BRANDS GLOBAL on 9 of the 16 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 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$231.65M$11.87B$26.75B$9.03BDividend YieldN/A3.65%175.53%4.01%P/E Ratio13.3635.8227.2519.89Price / Sales0.502.144.71117.07Price / Cash5.2618.3017.1528.59Price / Book-6.6811.295.755.55Net Income$21.57M$400.87M$872.97M$248.49M7 Day Performance7.56%1.66%2.73%5.37%1 Month Performance9.43%4.20%2.84%6.63%1 Year Performance-32.47%6.97%21.39%21.20% Denny's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DENNDenny's3.2734 of 5 stars$4.41-2.4%$7.46+69.1%-30.7%$231.65M$452.33M13.363,800DINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL1.3123 of 5 stars$24.36-0.9%$26.29+7.9%-19.8%$383.92M$812.31M6.753,520BLMNBloomin' Brands3.3822 of 5 stars$8.61-0.6%$13.85+60.9%-44.9%$735.50M$3.95B-286.9081,000Gap DownBHBiglari1.2649 of 5 stars$291.92+0.2%N/A+58.2%$663.24M$362.11M-1.332,535High Trading VolumeNATHNathan's Famous2.663 of 5 stars$110.58+0.1%N/A+58.9%$451.77M$148.18M18.84130High Trading VolumeRICKRCI Hospitality2.3256 of 5 stars$38.12-2.0%$98.00+157.1%-1.0%$342.08M$295.60M45.383,613JACKJanus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF4.1485 of 5 stars$17.46+3.7%$37.68+115.8%-59.1%$317.74M$1.57B-1.618,168RRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers4.0966 of 5 stars$5.79+5.3%$13.38+131.0%+1.3%$97.55M$1.25B-1.3721,443MCDMcDonald's4.631 of 5 stars$292.48+0.3%$321.17+9.8%+17.0%$208.47B$25.92B25.81150,000Trending NewsSBUXStarbucks4.333 of 5 stars$91.63-0.5%$98.81+7.8%+24.2%$104.67B$36.18B33.20361,000CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.2887 of 5 stars$56.29+2.3%$60.71+7.9%-8.9%$74.17B$11.31B49.81130,504Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DINE BRANDS GLOBAL Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors Biglari Competitors Nathan's Famous Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF Competitors Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Competitors McDonald's Competitors Starbucks Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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