NATH vs. PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BH, BLMN, JACK, DIN, RICK, DENN, and RRGB
Should you be buying Nathan's Famous stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nathan's Famous include Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Biglari (BH), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (JACK), DINE BRANDS GLOBAL (DIN), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Denny's (DENN), and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
Nathan's Famous vs. Its Competitors
Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) and Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Nathan's Famous pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Nathan's Famous pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International pays out 81.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Papa John's International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Papa John's International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
66.5% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.7% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Papa John's International 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.
Papa John's International has higher revenue and earnings than Nathan's Famous. Nathan's Famous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa John's International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Papa John's International had 11 more articles in the media than Nathan's Famous. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Papa John's International and 7 mentions for Nathan's Famous. Papa John's International's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Nathan's Famous' score of 0.47 indicating that Papa John's International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Nathan's Famous has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papa John's International has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Nathan's Famous has a net margin of 15.74% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 3.58%. Papa John's International's return on equity of -14.42% beat Nathan's Famous' return on equity.
Papa John's International has a consensus price target of $51.89, indicating a potential upside of 9.01%. Given Papa John's International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Nathan's Famous.
Summary
Papa John's International beats Nathan's Famous on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NATH) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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