Denny's (DENN) Competitors

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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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's	3.79%	-57.90%	5.41%
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	6.69%	-34.70%	4.39%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Denny's	$452.33M	0.47	$21.57M	$0.33	12.61
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	$812.31M	0.48	$64.89M	$3.61	6.91

Which has more volatility and risk, DENN or DIN?

Denny's has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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 28 mentions for Denny's and 3 mentions for DINE BRANDS GLOBAL. Denny's' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat DINE BRANDS GLOBAL's score of 0.00 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Do analysts recommend DENN or DIN?

Denny's presently has a consensus price target of $7.46, indicating a potential upside of 79.29%. DINE BRANDS GLOBAL has a consensus price target of $26.29, indicating a potential upside of 5.44%. 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)	2.83
DINE BRANDS GLOBAL	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Summary

Denny's and DINE BRANDS GLOBAL tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.