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NATH vs. BJRI, WEN, CBRL, BLMN, and BH

Should you buy Nathan's Famous stock or one of its competitors? Nathan's Famous's main competitors and comparable companies include BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Wendy's (WEN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), and Biglari (BH). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.

How does Nathan's Famous compare to BJ's Restaurants?

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, BJ's Restaurants had 14 more articles in the media than Nathan's Famous. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for BJ's Restaurants and 5 mentions for Nathan's Famous. Nathan's Famous' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.66 indicating that Nathan's Famous is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BJ's Restaurants
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nathan's Famous
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BJ's Restaurants presently has a consensus target price of $56.88, indicating a potential downside of 12.84%. Given BJ's Restaurants' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BJ's Restaurants is more favorable than Nathan's Famous.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BJ's Restaurants
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.27
Nathan's Famous
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Nathan's Famous has a net margin of 11.78% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 2.86%. BJ's Restaurants' return on equity of 12.93% beat Nathan's Famous' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BJ's Restaurants2.86% 12.93% 4.79%
Nathan's Famous 11.78%-187.25%34.31%

BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nathan's Famous has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

BJ's Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Nathan's Famous. Nathan's Famous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BJ's Restaurants$1.40B0.99$48.81M$1.8734.89
Nathan's Famous$169.13M2.36$20.02M$4.8320.19

100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BJ's Restaurants beats Nathan's Famous on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nathan's Famous compare to Wendy's?

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Nathan's Famous pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Wendy's pays out 84.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nathan's Famous pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Wendy's had 35 more articles in the media than Nathan's Famous. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Wendy's and 5 mentions for Nathan's Famous. Nathan's Famous' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Wendy's' score of 0.44 indicating that Nathan's Famous is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Wendy's
15 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
19 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Nathan's Famous
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nathan's Famous has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 5.72%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Nathan's Famous' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wendy's5.72% 115.31% 2.70%
Nathan's Famous 11.78%-187.25%34.31%

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Nathan's Famous. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nathan's Famous, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wendy's$2.18B0.74$165.07M$0.6612.79
Nathan's Famous$169.13M2.36$20.02M$4.8320.19

Wendy's presently has a consensus target price of $7.76, suggesting a potential downside of 8.02%. Given Wendy's' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Nathan's Famous.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wendy's
6 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.81
Nathan's Famous
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Wendy's has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nathan's Famous has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wendy's and Nathan's Famous tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nathan's Famous compare to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store?

Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Nathan's Famous has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store had 1 more articles in the media than Nathan's Famous. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and 5 mentions for Nathan's Famous. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Nathan's Famous' score of 0.80 indicating that Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nathan's Famous
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nathan's Famous has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's net margin of 0.79%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's return on equity of 2.78% beat Nathan's Famous' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nathan's Famous11.78% -187.25% 34.31%
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store 0.79%2.78%0.58%

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has a consensus target price of $48.14, suggesting a potential downside of 17.39%. Given Cracker Barrel Old Country Store's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is more favorable than Nathan's Famous.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nathan's Famous
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
3 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.17

66.5% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.7% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nathan's Famous pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Nathan's Famous pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store pays out 86.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nathan's Famous is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has higher revenue and earnings than Nathan's Famous. Nathan's Famous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nathan's Famous$169.13M2.36$20.02M$4.8320.19
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store$3.48B0.37$46.38M$1.1650.24

Summary

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store beats Nathan's Famous on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nathan's Famous compare to Bloomin' Brands?

Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) and Bloomin' Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Bloomin' Brands has a consensus target price of $9.75, suggesting a potential downside of 8.45%. Given Bloomin' Brands' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bloomin' Brands is more favorable than Nathan's Famous.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nathan's Famous
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Bloomin' Brands
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.09

Nathan's Famous has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bloomin' Brands has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Nathan's Famous has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bloomin' Brands. Nathan's Famous is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomin' Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nathan's Famous$169.13M2.36$20.02M$4.8320.19
Bloomin' Brands$3.96B0.23$8.24M$0.3134.35

Nathan's Famous has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Bloomin' Brands' net margin of 0.70%. Bloomin' Brands' return on equity of 28.95% beat Nathan's Famous' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nathan's Famous11.78% -187.25% 34.31%
Bloomin' Brands 0.70%28.95%3.47%

In the previous week, Nathan's Famous had 2 more articles in the media than Bloomin' Brands. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nathan's Famous and 3 mentions for Bloomin' Brands. Bloomin' Brands' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Nathan's Famous' score of 0.80 indicating that Bloomin' Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nathan's Famous
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bloomin' Brands
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

66.5% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.7% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Bloomin' Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Nathan's Famous beats Bloomin' Brands on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nathan's Famous compare to Biglari?

Biglari (NYSE:BH) and Nathan's Famous (NASDAQ:NATH) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Biglari and Biglari both had 5 articles in the media. Biglari's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Nathan's Famous' score of 0.80 indicating that Biglari is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Biglari
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nathan's Famous
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Biglari has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nathan's Famous has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market.

Nathan's Famous has a net margin of 11.78% compared to Biglari's net margin of -7.33%. Biglari's return on equity of 5.70% beat Nathan's Famous' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Biglari-7.33% 5.70% 2.95%
Nathan's Famous 11.78%-187.25%34.31%

Nathan's Famous has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Biglari. Biglari is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nathan's Famous, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Biglari$405.61M2.21-$37.49M-$109.24N/A
Nathan's Famous$169.13M2.36$20.02M$4.8320.19

74.3% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.5% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.5% of Biglari shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.7% of Nathan's Famous shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Biglari
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Nathan's Famous
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

Nathan's Famous beats Biglari on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NATH vs. The Competition

MetricNathan's FamousHotels, Restaurants & Leisure IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$399.56M$8.21B$12.97B$12.84B
Dividend Yield2.07%3.73%55.35%10.63%
P/E Ratio20.1922.7447.8024.70
Price / Sales2.36339.9091.6686.55
Price / Cash18.8922.4319.2438.47
Price / Book-28.104.864.406.46
Net Income$20.02M$262.39M$446.30M$347.37M
7 Day Performance0.05%2.42%-0.53%0.16%
1 Month Performance1.51%0.73%0.28%1.47%
1 Year Performance-7.33%-2.58%-0.48%19.33%

Nathan's Famous Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NATH
Nathan's Famous
2.2451 of 5 stars
$97.50
flat
N/A-7.4%$399.56M$169.13M20.19130
BJRI
BJ's Restaurants
3.5011 of 5 stars
$67.53
-1.6%
$56.88
-15.8%
+88.7%$1.46B$1.40B36.1122,000
WEN
Wendy's
2.182 of 5 stars
$7.55
+3.4%
$7.76
+2.8%
-18.4%$1.39B$2.18B11.4414,900
CBRL
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
2.5 of 5 stars
$56.03
-0.1%
$48.14
-14.1%
-5.1%$1.25B$3.48B48.3076,730
BLMN
Bloomin' Brands
1.6398 of 5 stars
$11.12
+0.9%
$9.75
-12.3%
+52.7%$943.54M$3.96B35.8764,000

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This page (NASDAQ:NATH) was last updated on 8/18/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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