Wendy's (WEN) Competitors $12.42 -0.17 (-1.35%) As of 02:47 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WEN vs. EAT, CAKE, PZZA, CBRL, BJRI, BLMN, BH, JACK, NATH, and RICKShould you be buying Wendy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wendy's include Brinker International (EAT), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa Johns International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Biglari (BH), Jack in the Box (JACK), Nathan's Famous (NATH), and RCI Hospitality (RICK). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Wendy's vs. Brinker International Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store BJ's Restaurants Bloomin' Brands Biglari Jack in the Box Nathan's Famous RCI Hospitality Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is EAT or WEN a better dividend stock? Brinker International pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Brinker International pays out 26.3% 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. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EAT or WEN? 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Brinker 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, EAT or WEN? Brinker International has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EAT or WEN? Wendy's received 26 more outperform votes than Brinker International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.54% of users gave Wendy's an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Brinker International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBrinker InternationalOutperform Votes71257.65% Underperform Votes52342.35% Wendy'sOutperform Votes73862.54% Underperform Votes44237.46% Does the media prefer EAT or WEN? In the previous week, Brinker International had 12 more articles in the media than Wendy's. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Brinker International and 27 mentions for Wendy's. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Wendy's' score of 0.34 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brinker International 22 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wendy's 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is EAT or WEN more profitable? Wendy's has a net margin of 8.65% compared to Brinker International's net margin of 5.45%. Brinker International's return on equity of 879.47% beat Wendy's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Brinker International5.45% 879.47% 11.82% Wendy's 8.65%75.56%4.03% Which has better earnings & valuation, EAT or WEN? Wendy's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brinker International. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brinker International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrinker International$4.83B1.24$155.30M$5.7723.41Wendy's$2.25B1.09$194.36M$0.9513.16 Do analysts prefer EAT or WEN? Brinker International presently has a consensus price target of $142.53, indicating a potential upside of 5.51%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $17.58, indicating a potential upside of 40.67%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Brinker International.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Brinker International 0 Sell rating(s) 13 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.24Wendy's 2 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.30 SummaryBrinker International and Wendy's tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Wendy's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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 WEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWendy'sEating & drinking places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.45B$10.57B$23.54B$7.73BDividend Yield7.82%4.37%170.05%4.22%P/E Ratio13.1662.1922.2218.38Price / Sales1.091.704.23103.40Price / Cash8.5527.0719.4134.62Price / Book9.845.385.714.22Net Income$194.36M$376.06M$781.29M$248.14M7 Day Performance-1.92%-1.38%1.06%2.49%1 Month Performance-14.56%-13.75%-3.25%1.01%1 Year Performance-37.47%61.29%2.15%4.98% Wendy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WENWendy's4.6636 of 5 stars$12.42-1.4%$17.58+41.6%-37.3%$2.44B$2.25B13.0714,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑EATBrinker International3.5498 of 5 stars$148.93-2.9%$144.47-3.0%+175.8%$6.61B$4.83B25.8162,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap DownCAKECheesecake Factory3.6828 of 5 stars$48.45+1.2%$52.75+8.9%+42.9%$2.40B$3.58B15.1447,500PZZAPapa Johns International4.0822 of 5 stars$30.74-1.3%$53.00+72.4%-46.2%$1.01B$2.06B10.7112,000CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.6289 of 5 stars$44.44+2.0%$57.13+28.5%-29.2%$989.37M$3.51B24.5573,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↓Gap DownBJRIBJ's Restaurants2.9329 of 5 stars$33.03+1.9%$40.40+22.3%+0.1%$750.38M$1.36B48.5722,200Upcoming EarningsBLMNBloomin' Brands3.2444 of 5 stars$8.37+5.3%$14.50+73.2%-70.5%$710.87M$3.95B-76.0887,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownBHBiglari2.7847 of 5 stars$217.36-1.2%N/A+14.9%$494.71M$362.11M1.232,560News CoveragePositive NewsJACKJack in the Box4.1588 of 5 stars$24.59+5.9%$47.82+94.5%-54.9%$463.72M$1.57B-12.6112,100Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑NATHNathan's Famous2.8465 of 5 stars$93.42-0.6%N/A+50.7%$381.99M$146.39M16.11130Positive NewsRICKRCI Hospitality3.4124 of 5 stars$37.63+0.3%$98.00+160.4%-20.4%$333.67M$293.18M67.203,613Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brinker International Competitors Cheesecake Factory Competitors Papa Johns International Competitors Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Competitors BJ's Restaurants Competitors Bloomin' Brands Competitors Biglari Competitors Jack in the Box Competitors Nathan's Famous Competitors RCI Hospitality Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WEN) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredYou’re About to Lose Everything – Act Now or Regret It ForeverWhat If America's Gold Reserves Are a Lie? 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