Papa John's International (PZZA) Competitors

$40.93

-0.03 (-0.07%)

(As of 07/26/2024 ET)

PZZA vs. PLAY, WEN, EAT, CAKE, BLMN, JACK, CBRL, BJRI, CHUY, and DIN

Should you be buying Papa John's International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Papa John's International include Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Wendy's (WEN), Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Chuy's (CHUY), and Dine Brands Global (DIN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.

Papa John's International vs.

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

: Papa John's International has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.
: Dave & Buster's Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Dave & Buster's Entertainment 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.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Papa John's International $2.14B 0.63 $82.10M $2.25 18.21
Dave & Buster's Entertainment $2.21B 0.65 $126.90M $2.35 15.45
: 91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Papa John's International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
: In the previous week, Papa John's International had 2 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Papa John's International and 12 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.59 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International
5 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
5 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
: Papa John's International currently has a consensus target price of $71.10, suggesting a potential upside of 74.44%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a consensus target price of $65.71, suggesting a potential upside of 80.93%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Papa John's International.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Papa John's International
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)

7 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.64
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
0 Sell rating(s)

3 Hold rating(s)

5 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
: Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a net margin of 4.48% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 3.50%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 48.50% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Papa John's International 3.50% -19.46% 10.17%
Dave & Buster's Entertainment 4.48% 48.50% 3.47%
: Dave & Buster's Entertainment received 27 more outperform votes than Papa John's International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.66% of users gave Dave & Buster's Entertainment an outperform vote while only 61.61% of users gave Papa John's International an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform
Papa John's International Outperform Votes
496
61.61%
Underperform Votes
309
38.39%
Dave & Buster's Entertainment Outperform Votes
523
67.66%
Underperform Votes
250
32.34%

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Papa John's International	$2.14B	0.63	$82.10M	$2.25	18.21
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	$2.21B	0.65	$126.90M	$2.35	15.45

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Papa John's International	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa John's International	3.50%	-19.46%	10.17%
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	4.48%	48.50%	3.47%

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Papa John's International	Outperform Votes 496 61.61%	Underperform Votes 309 38.39%
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	Outperform Votes 523 67.66%	Underperform Votes 250 32.34%

Summary

Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Papa John's International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media 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.

PZZA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Papa John's International	Eating places Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.35B	$8.01B	$20.84B	$8.19B
Dividend Yield	4.57%	3.77%	172.76%	3.96%
P/E Ratio	18.21	20.79	19.70	15.44
Price / Sales	0.63	2.25	7.77	79.68
Price / Cash	8.57	17.66	17.76	34.11
Price / Book	-3.03	4.20	5.22	4.49
Net Income	$82.10M	$322.41M	$701.06M	$216.33M
7 Day Performance	-1.04%	2.67%	0.67%	1.18%
1 Month Performance	-13.18%	0.60%	1.65%	7.23%
1 Year Performance	-52.03%	-13.59%	-4.29%	2.39%

Papa John's International Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment	4.9204 of 5 stars 4.92 / 5 stars	$38.03 -0.2%	$65.71 +72.8%	-23.1%	$1.51B	$2.21B	16.18	23,258	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage Gap Up
WEN Wendy's	4.9141 of 5 stars 4.91 / 5 stars	$16.75 -2.7%	$21.03 +25.5%	-20.3%	$3.53B	$2.19B	16.92	15,300	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
EAT Brinker International	3.5886 of 5 stars 3.59 / 5 stars	$66.51 +0.2%	$56.03 -15.8%	+66.6%	$2.96B	$4.13B	19.74	64,323	Short Interest ↑
CAKE Cheesecake Factory	3.7683 of 5 stars 3.77 / 5 stars	$38.76 -1.1%	$39.58 +2.1%	+0.3%	$1.98B	$3.44B	17.78	47,900	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
BLMN Bloomin' Brands	4.3546 of 5 stars 4.35 / 5 stars	$19.48 -2.3%	$26.56 +36.3%	-29.0%	$1.68B	$4.67B	30.44	87,000	Short Interest ↑
JACK Jack in the Box	4.9487 of 5 stars 4.95 / 5 stars	$56.20 +2.9%	$75.17 +33.7%	-39.6%	$1.09B	$1.69B	9.89	9,523
CBRL Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	4.8565 of 5 stars 4.86 / 5 stars	$43.13 -3.0%	$59.86 +38.8%	-53.8%	$987.10M	$3.41B	15.92	77,000	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage
BJRI BJ's Restaurants	4.068 of 5 stars 4.07 / 5 stars	$38.02 +1.0%	$38.44 +1.1%	+11.7%	$888.91M	$1.33B	38.02	21,000	Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Short Interest ↓ News Coverage Gap Down
CHUY Chuy's	2.1225 of 5 stars 2.12 / 5 stars	$37.15 -0.5%	$34.71 -6.6%	-8.3%	$640.09M	$461.31M	21.98	7,400	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↓ High Trading Volume
DIN Dine Brands Global	3.6914 of 5 stars 3.69 / 5 stars	$35.33 -2.4%	$56.86 +60.9%	-42.1%	$544.08M	$831.07M	6.29	596	Short Interest ↑