Does the media prefer PZZA or WEN?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 13 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 15 mentions for Papa John's International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.25 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Papa John's International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wendy's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, ARCO or WEN?

Arcos Dorados has higher revenue and earnings than Wendy's. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wendy's, 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 Arcos Dorados $4.68B 0.36 $212.12M $1.22 6.47 Wendy's $2.20B 0.56 $165.07M $0.66 9.76

Is ARCO or WEN more profitable?

Wendy's has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 5.15%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arcos Dorados 5.15% 12.50% 2.58% Wendy's 5.72% 115.31% 2.70%

Does the media refer more to ARCO or WEN?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 23 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 5 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Wendy's' score of 0.30 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arcos Dorados 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wendy's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media favor QSR or WEN?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 26 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 2 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of -0.42 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Restaurant Brands International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wendy's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate BH.A or WEN?

Wendy's has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Biglari. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Biglari 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Wendy's 5 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.84

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BH.A or WEN?

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Biglari. Biglari is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wendy's, 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 Biglari $395.26M 11.27 -$254.34M -$109.16 N/A Wendy's $2.20B 0.56 $165.07M $0.66 9.76

Is BH.A or WEN more profitable?

Wendy's has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Biglari's net margin of 0.00%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Biglari's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Biglari N/A N/A N/A Wendy's 5.72% 115.31% 2.70%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WEN or WING?

Wingstop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wendy's. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wingstop, 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 Wendy's $2.20B 0.56 $165.07M $0.66 9.76 Wingstop $720.72M 4.65 $174.27M $4.21 29.19

Is WEN or WING more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 5.72%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Wingstop's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's 5.72% 115.31% 2.70% Wingstop 16.15% -16.31% 18.05%

Does the media favor WEN or WING?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 6 more articles in the media than Wingstop. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 22 mentions for Wingstop. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Wingstop's score of 0.30 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wingstop 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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WEN vs. PZZA, ARCO, QSR, BH.A, and WING

Should you buy Wendy's stock or one of its competitors? Wendy's's main competitors and comparable companies include Papa John's International (PZZA), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Biglari (BH.A), and Wingstop (WING). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.

How does Wendy's compare to Papa John's International?

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Wendy's 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	$2.05B	0.31	$30.53M	$0.79	24.32
Wendy's	$2.20B	0.56	$165.07M	$0.66	9.76

Papa John's International currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 66.58%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Papa John's International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Papa John's International	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Wendy's	5 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Papa John's International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's 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.

Wendy's has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 1.34%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa John's International	1.34%	-10.98%	5.68%
Wendy's	5.72%	115.31%	2.70%

In the previous week, Wendy's had 13 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 15 mentions for Papa John's International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.25 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wendy's	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Papa John's International has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wendy's beats Papa John's International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to Arcos Dorados?

Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Wendy's had 23 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 5 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Wendy's' score of 0.30 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arcos Dorados	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wendy's	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Wendy's has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 5.15%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arcos Dorados	5.15%	12.50%	2.58%
Wendy's	5.72%	115.31%	2.70%

Arcos Dorados has higher revenue and earnings than Wendy's. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wendy's, 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
Arcos Dorados	$4.68B	0.36	$212.12M	$1.22	6.47
Wendy's	$2.20B	0.56	$165.07M	$0.66	9.76

Arcos Dorados presently has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.00%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Arcos Dorados' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arcos Dorados	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Wendy's	5 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84

55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Arcos Dorados pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Arcos Dorados pays out 4.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wendy's pays out 42.4% 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. Arcos Dorados has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Arcos Dorados beats Wendy's on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to Restaurant Brands International?

Restaurant Brands International (NYSE:QSR) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $83.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.44%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Wendy's' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Wendy's	5 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84

Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Wendy's had 26 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 2 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of -0.42 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wendy's	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 69.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wendy's pays out 42.4% 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. Restaurant Brands International has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Wendy's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 5.72%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	13.12%	33.43%	6.94%
Wendy's	5.72%	115.31%	2.70%

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Restaurant Brands International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by 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.

Restaurant Brands International has higher revenue and earnings than Wendy's. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Restaurant Brands 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
Restaurant Brands International	$9.70B	2.60	$776M	$3.72	19.47
Wendy's	$2.20B	0.56	$165.07M	$0.66	9.76

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Wendy's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to Biglari?

Biglari (NYSE:BH.A) and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment.

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than Biglari. Biglari is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wendy's, 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
Biglari	$395.26M	11.27	-$254.34M	-$109.16	N/A
Wendy's	$2.20B	0.56	$165.07M	$0.66	9.76

Biglari has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Wendy's has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Given Wendy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Biglari.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Biglari	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Wendy's	5 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84

In the previous week, Wendy's had 28 more articles in the media than Biglari. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 0 mentions for Biglari. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Biglari's score of 0.00 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Biglari	Neutral
Wendy's	Neutral

Wendy's has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Biglari's net margin of 0.00%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Biglari's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Biglari	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wendy's	5.72%	115.31%	2.70%

7.7% of Biglari shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.9% of Biglari shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Wendy's beats Biglari on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to Wingstop?

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Wingstop has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wendy's. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wingstop, 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
Wendy's	$2.20B	0.56	$165.07M	$0.66	9.76
Wingstop	$720.72M	4.65	$174.27M	$4.21	29.19

In the previous week, Wendy's had 6 more articles in the media than Wingstop. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Wendy's and 22 mentions for Wingstop. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Wingstop's score of 0.30 indicating that Wendy's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wendy's	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wingstop	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wendy's pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wingstop pays out 31.4% 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. Wingstop has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Wingstop has a net margin of 16.15% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 5.72%. Wendy's' return on equity of 115.31% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wendy's	5.72%	115.31%	2.70%
Wingstop	16.15%	-16.31%	18.05%

Wendy's presently has a consensus target price of $7.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.34%. Wingstop has a consensus target price of $236.44, suggesting a potential upside of 92.39%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wendy's	5 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.84
Wingstop	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Wingstop shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Wendy's has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wingstop has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Wingstop beats Wendy's on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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.

WEN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Wendy's	Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure Industry	Consumer Discretionary Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.21B	$7.39B	$12.57B	$13.18B
Dividend Yield	4.44%	3.92%	79.04%	19.59%
P/E Ratio	9.76	19.71	43.59	21.16
Price / Sales	0.56	365.57	95.03	66.59
Price / Cash	3.53	20.48	31.65	52.75
Price / Book	10.39	4.32	3.98	5.92
Net Income	$165.07M	$259.66M	$443.93M	$380.90M
7 Day Performance	3.54%	-0.22%	-0.46%	-3.90%
1 Month Performance	-13.67%	-2.40%	-2.17%	-6.42%
1 Year Performance	-27.40%	-8.43%	-6.09%	-6.02%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WEN Wendy's	4.364 of 5 stars	$6.58 +3.6%	$7.75 +17.9%	-27.8%	$1.21B	$2.20B	9.96	14,900
PZZA Papa John's International	3.2496 of 5 stars	$19.67 -0.4%	$32.00 +62.7%	-60.5%	$647.54M	$2.05B	24.90	9,400
ARCO Arcos Dorados	4.6406 of 5 stars	$7.76 -0.2%	$10.50 +35.4%	+13.5%	$1.63B	$4.68B	6.36	96,782	Gap Up
QSR Restaurant Brands International	4.5971 of 5 stars	$71.17 +0.3%	$83.63 +17.5%	+5.6%	$24.82B	$9.70B	19.13	53,500
BH.A Biglari	N/A	$1,806.78 +0.4%	N/A	+11.9%	$4.19B	$405.61M	N/A	2,359

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Wendy's (WEN) Competitors

WEN vs. PZZA, ARCO, QSR, BH.A, and WING

How does Wendy's compare to Papa John's International?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PZZA or WEN?

Do analysts rate PZZA or WEN?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PZZA or WEN?

Is PZZA or WEN more profitable?

Does the media prefer PZZA or WEN?

Which has more risk and volatility, PZZA or WEN?

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How does Wendy's compare to Arcos Dorados?

Does the media refer more to ARCO or WEN?

Is ARCO or WEN more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ARCO or WEN?

Do analysts rate ARCO or WEN?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARCO or WEN?

Which has more risk and volatility, ARCO or WEN?

Is ARCO or WEN a better dividend stock?

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How does Wendy's compare to Restaurant Brands International?

Do analysts rate QSR or WEN?

Which has more risk and volatility, QSR or WEN?

Does the media favor QSR or WEN?

Is QSR or WEN a better dividend stock?

Is QSR or WEN more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in QSR or WEN?

Which has better valuation and earnings, QSR or WEN?

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How does Wendy's compare to Biglari?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BH.A or WEN?

Which has more volatility & risk, BH.A or WEN?

Do analysts rate BH.A or WEN?

Does the media prefer BH.A or WEN?

Is BH.A or WEN more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BH.A or WEN?

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How does Wendy's compare to Wingstop?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WEN or WING?

Does the media favor WEN or WING?

Is WEN or WING a better dividend stock?

Is WEN or WING more profitable?

Do analysts recommend WEN or WING?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WEN or WING?

Which has more volatility & risk, WEN or WING?

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