PZZA vs. ARCO, CAKE, WEN, CBRL, BJRI, BH, BLMN, NATH, DIN, and JACK
Should you be buying Papa John's International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Papa John's International include Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Wendy's (WEN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Biglari (BH), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Nathan's Famous (NATH), Dine Brands Global (DIN), and Janus Henderson Sustainable & Impact Core Bond ETF (JACK). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry.
Papa John's International vs. Its Competitors
Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Arcos Dorados pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Arcos Dorados pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Arcos Dorados has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Papa John's International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Papa John's International currently has a consensus target price of $52.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.48%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus target price of $8.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.09%. Given Arcos Dorados' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than Papa John's International.
55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Papa John's International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Papa John's International has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Papa John's International has a net margin of 3.58% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 2.89%. Arcos Dorados' return on equity of 24.54% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.
Arcos Dorados has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Arcos Dorados 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 6 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Papa John's International and 2 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Papa John's International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Arcos Dorados' score of 1.39 indicating that Papa John's International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Papa John's International beats Arcos Dorados on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Papa John's International News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PZZA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PZZA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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
Papa John's International Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:PZZA) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff