PZZA vs. WEN, CAKE, CBRL, BLMN, BJRI, JACK, BH, RICK, DIN, and NATH
Should you be buying Papa Johns International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Papa Johns International include Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Jack in the Box (JACK), Biglari (BH), RCI Hospitality (RICK), Dine Brands Global (DIN), and Nathan's Famous (NATH). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
Papa Johns International vs.
Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Papa Johns International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Papa Johns International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. Papa Johns International pays out 64.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Wendy's has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papa Johns International has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Papa Johns International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Wendy's had 23 more articles in the media than Papa Johns International. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Wendy's and 17 mentions for Papa Johns International. Papa Johns International's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Wendy's' score of -0.17 indicating that Papa Johns International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wendy's has a net margin of 8.76% compared to Papa Johns International's net margin of 4.51%. Wendy's' return on equity of 70.02% beat Papa Johns International's return on equity.
Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Papa Johns International. Papa Johns International 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 received 226 more outperform votes than Papa Johns International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.42% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 61.70% of users gave Papa Johns International an outperform vote.
Wendy's currently has a consensus price target of $20.04, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Papa Johns International has a consensus price target of $58.33, suggesting a potential upside of 58.30%. Given Papa Johns International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Papa Johns International is more favorable than Wendy's.
Summary
Wendy's beats Papa Johns International on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PZZA) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
