JACK vs. WEN, EAT, CAKE, BLMN, PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, DIN, TAST, and CHUY
Should you be buying Jack in the Box stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Jack in the Box include Wendy's (WEN), Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Dine Brands Global (DIN), Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST), and Chuy's (CHUY). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Jack in the Box (NASDAQ:JACK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Jack in the Box shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Jack in the Box shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Wendy's has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 7.07%. Jack in the Box's return on equity of 62.68% beat Wendy's' return on equity.
Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Jack in the Box. Jack in the Box is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wendy's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Wendy's has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jack in the Box has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Wendy's had 11 more articles in the media than Jack in the Box. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Wendy's and 8 mentions for Jack in the Box. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Jack in the Box's score of 0.29 indicating that Jack in the Box is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Jack in the Box pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Wendy's pays out 101.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jack in the Box pays out 31.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wendy's has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Wendy's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Wendy's presently has a consensus price target of $22.06, indicating a potential upside of 26.39%. Jack in the Box has a consensus price target of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.90%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Jack in the Box is more favorable than Wendy's.
Wendy's received 17 more outperform votes than Jack in the Box when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.69% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 62.24% of users gave Jack in the Box an outperform vote.
Summary
Wendy's beats Jack in the Box on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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