Denny's (DENN) Competitors $4.23 -0.15 (-3.42%) Closing price 07/9/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.28 +0.04 (+1.06%) As of 08:30 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, 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 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 Global6.69% -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) 2.13Denny'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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDine Brands Global$812.31M0.49$64.89M$3.617.03Denny's$454.00M0.48$21.57M$0.3312.82 SummaryDine Brands Global and Denny's tied by winning 8 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$224.48M$11.79B$26.50B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A3.67%175.56%4.04%P/E Ratio12.8239.7529.1020.16Price / Sales0.482.155.32174.36Price / Cash5.1018.0047.3257.97Price / Book-6.4111.135.765.62Net Income$21.57M$400.87M$869.96M$248.50M7 Day Performance-6.52%-1.46%0.41%4.49%1 Month PerformanceN/A3.20%2.78%7.03%1 Year Performance-35.22%10.03%29.33%21.07% Denny's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DENNDenny's3.2799 of 5 stars$4.23-3.4%$7.46+76.3%-34.8%$224.48M$454.00M12.823,800Trending NewsDINDINE BRANDS GLOBAL1.5346 of 5 stars$24.36-0.9%$26.29+7.9%-19.2%$383.92M$812.31M6.753,520News CoverageBLMNBloomin' Brands3.4031 of 5 stars$8.61-0.6%$13.85+60.9%-40.7%$735.50M$3.95B-286.9081,000BHBiglari1.309 of 5 stars$291.92+0.2%N/A+61.1%$663.24M$362.11M-1.332,535High Trading VolumeNATHNathan's Famous2.7138 of 5 stars$110.58+0.1%N/A+64.6%$451.77M$148.18M18.84130High Trading VolumeRICKRCI Hospitality2.2048 of 5 stars$38.12-2.0%$98.00+157.1%+3.4%$342.08M$295.60M45.383,613JACKJanus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF4.178 of 5 stars$17.46+3.7%$37.68+115.8%-53.3%$317.74M$1.57B-1.618,168RRGBRed Robin Gourmet Burgers4.0828 of 5 stars$5.79+5.3%$13.38+131.0%+3.1%$97.55M$1.25B-1.3721,443MCDMcDonald's4.7441 of 5 stars$292.48+0.3%$321.17+9.8%+19.3%$208.47B$25.92B25.81150,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSBUXStarbucks4.4396 of 5 stars$91.63-0.5%$98.81+7.8%+30.9%$104.67B$36.18B33.20361,000Trending NewsGap UpCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.3699 of 5 stars$56.29+2.3%$60.71+7.9%-2.6%$74.17B$11.31B49.81130,504Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions Volume 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 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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