Papa Johns International (PZZA) Competitors

Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PZZA or WEN?

Wendy's received 224 more outperform votes than Papa Johns International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.54% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 61.70% of users gave Papa Johns International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Papa Johns International	Outperform Votes 514 61.70%	Underperform Votes 319 38.30%
Wendy's	Outperform Votes 738 62.54%	Underperform Votes 442 37.46%

Do analysts rate PZZA or WEN?

Papa Johns International currently has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.49%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $17.58, indicating a potential upside of 40.67%. Given Papa Johns International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Papa Johns International is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Papa Johns International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Wendy's	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Is PZZA or WEN more profitable?

Wendy's has a net margin of 8.65% compared to Papa Johns International's net margin of 4.51%. Wendy's' return on equity of 75.56% beat Papa Johns International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa Johns International	4.51%	-19.61%	10.04%
Wendy's	8.65%	75.56%	4.03%

Which has more volatility and risk, PZZA or WEN?

Papa Johns International has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PZZA or WEN a better dividend stock?

Papa Johns International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Papa Johns International pays out 73.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wendy's pays out 105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor PZZA or WEN?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 15 more articles in the media than Papa Johns International. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Wendy's and 15 mentions for Papa Johns International. Papa Johns International's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Wendy's' score of 0.35 indicating that Papa Johns International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Papa Johns International	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Wendy's	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PZZA or WEN?

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Papa Johns International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PZZA or WEN?

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Papa Johns International. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa Johns International, 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
Papa Johns International	$2.06B	0.55	$82.10M	$2.52	13.70
Wendy's	$2.25B	1.09	$194.36M	$0.95	13.16

Summary

Wendy's beats Papa Johns International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.