Krispy Kreme (DNUT) Competitors $3.44 +0.04 (+1.03%) As of 12:08 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DNUT vs. MCD, CSAN, SVV, VSCO, CWH, GO, GRDN, ARHS, NEGG, and RVLVShould you be buying Krispy Kreme stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Krispy Kreme include McDonald's (MCD), Cosan (CSAN), Savers Value Village (SVV), Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO), Camping World (CWH), Grocery Outlet (GO), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), Arhaus (ARHS), Newegg Commerce (NEGG), and Revolve Group (RVLV). Krispy Kreme vs. Its Competitors McDonald's Cosan Savers Value Village Victoria's Secret & Co. Camping World Grocery Outlet Guardian Pharmacy Services Arhaus Newegg Commerce Revolve Group McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Krispy Kreme (NASDAQ:DNUT) are related companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Does the media refer more to MCD or DNUT? In the previous week, McDonald's had 66 more articles in the media than Krispy Kreme. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for McDonald's and 4 mentions for Krispy Kreme. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Krispy Kreme's score of 0.53 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 47 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Krispy Kreme 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MCD or DNUT? McDonald's has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Krispy Kreme has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MCD or DNUT more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Krispy Kreme's net margin of -29.33%. Krispy Kreme's return on equity of -5.55% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's32.21% -225.52% 15.07% Krispy Kreme -29.33%-5.55%-1.98% Do analysts recommend MCD or DNUT? McDonald's presently has a consensus price target of $325.35, suggesting a potential upside of 3.26%. Krispy Kreme has a consensus price target of $6.80, suggesting a potential upside of 97.96%. Given Krispy Kreme's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Krispy Kreme is more favorable than McDonald's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Krispy Kreme 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Which has higher valuation and earnings, MCD or DNUT? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Krispy Kreme. Krispy Kreme is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcDonald's$25.92B8.67$8.22B$11.6727.00Krispy Kreme$1.67B0.35$3.10M-$2.65-1.30 Do institutionals & insiders believe in MCD or DNUT? 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.7% of Krispy Kreme shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Krispy Kreme shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is MCD or DNUT a better dividend stock? McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Krispy Kreme pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. McDonald's pays out 60.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Krispy Kreme pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. McDonald's has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years. Krispy Kreme is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryMcDonald's beats Krispy Kreme on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Krispy Kreme News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DNUT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 DNUT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKrispy KremeCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$588.07M$33.80B$16.19B$9.92BDividend Yield4.23%2.57%3.03%4.51%P/E Ratio-1.3040.0918.5126.67Price / Sales0.351.9048.75122.11Price / Cash4.7316.1914.7458.92Price / Book0.508.656.186.07Net Income$3.10M$1.23B$682.78M$266.51M7 Day Performance-3.24%-0.48%-1.07%-0.04%1 Month Performance-5.63%6.72%0.81%3.84%1 Year Performance-70.18%21.70%2.01%23.68% Krispy Kreme Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DNUTKrispy Kreme4.2785 of 5 stars$3.44+1.0%$6.80+98.0%-70.6%$588.07M$1.67B-1.3021,000MCDMcDonald's4.5 of 5 stars$313.68+0.5%$326.38+4.0%+10.1%$223.74B$25.92B26.88150,000Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCSANCosan4.7435 of 5 stars$4.28+1.3%$12.00+180.7%-45.3%$2.00B$8.15B3.2412,090Gap UpSVVSavers Value Village2.3389 of 5 stars$12.15+2.1%$12.20+0.4%+40.1%$1.88B$1.54B52.5622,700News CoverageInsider TradeVSCOVictoria's Secret & Co.2.6264 of 5 stars$22.93+1.1%$25.45+11.0%+12.6%$1.84B$6.23B12.7431,000CWHCamping World3.6835 of 5 stars$17.48+0.2%$21.78+24.6%-20.0%$1.79B$6.10B-87.4213,060News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementGOGrocery Outlet1.597 of 5 stars$18.11+0.2%$16.08-11.2%+0.5%$1.78B$4.37B23.522,307Positive NewsGRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.6395 of 5 stars$26.28+0.5%$25.67-2.3%N/A$1.67B$1.23B0.003,400Positive NewsARHSArhaus3.0238 of 5 stars$11.73-0.2%$10.83-7.6%+1.2%$1.65B$1.27B23.942,550Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓NEGGNewegg Commerce1.2041 of 5 stars$41.93-15.3%N/A+161.0%$1.60B$1.24M0.002,200Gap UpRVLVRevolve Group4.0257 of 5 stars$22.38-1.4%$27.40+22.4%+4.7%$1.59B$1.13B36.101,632Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies McDonald's Alternatives Cosan Alternatives Savers Value Village Alternatives Victoria's Secret & Co. 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