Starbucks Competitors

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Dividends

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Starbucks pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McDonald's pays out 63.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. McDonald's has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Starbucks and McDonald's' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Volatility and Risk

Starbucks has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Starbucks and McDonald's' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Starbucks and McDonald's, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $87.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $221.3846, indicating a potential upside of 2.99%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Starbucks.

Summary

McDonald's beats Starbucks on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Starbucks and Chipotle Mexican Grill's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Starbucks has higher revenue and earnings than Chipotle Mexican Grill. Starbucks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Starbucks has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Starbucks and Chipotle Mexican Grill's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Starbucks and Chipotle Mexican Grill, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $87.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus price target of $1,312.9667, indicating a potential upside of 5.65%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than Starbucks.

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats Starbucks on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Dividends

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Starbucks pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum! Brands pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Yum! Brands has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Starbucks and Yum! Brands' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Starbucks has higher revenue and earnings than Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Starbucks has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Starbucks and Yum! Brands' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Starbucks and Yum! Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $87.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Yum! Brands has a consensus price target of $101.1667, indicating a potential upside of 6.56%. Given Yum! Brands' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Starbucks.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Starbucks on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Dividends

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Starbucks pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Domino's Pizza pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Domino's Pizza has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Domino's Pizza shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Starbucks and Domino's Pizza's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Volatility and Risk

Starbucks has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Domino's Pizza has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Starbucks and Domino's Pizza's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Starbucks and Domino's Pizza, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $87.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Domino's Pizza has a consensus price target of $423.5714, indicating a potential upside of 9.53%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than Starbucks.

Summary

Domino's Pizza beats Starbucks on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Starbucks and Darden Restaurants, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Starbucks presently has a consensus price target of $87.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $100.0625, indicating a potential upside of 8.16%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Starbucks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Starbucks and Darden Restaurants' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Volatility and Risk

Starbucks has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Starbucks pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Darden Restaurants pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Starbucks and Darden Restaurants' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats Starbucks on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Dunkin' Brands Group (NASDAQ:DNKN) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Dunkin' Brands Group and Starbucks, as reported by MarketBeat.

Dunkin' Brands Group presently has a consensus price target of $81.0238, indicating a potential downside of 19.86%. Starbucks has a consensus price target of $87.60, indicating a potential downside of 0.79%. Given Starbucks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Dunkin' Brands Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

87.2% of Dunkin' Brands Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Starbucks shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Dunkin' Brands Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Starbucks shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dunkin' Brands Group and Starbucks' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Starbucks has higher revenue and earnings than Dunkin' Brands Group. Starbucks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dunkin' Brands Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Dunkin' Brands Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Dunkin' Brands Group pays an annual dividend of $1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Dunkin' Brands Group pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Profitability

This table compares Dunkin' Brands Group and Starbucks' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Starbucks beats Dunkin' Brands Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.