Does the media prefer PZZA or WEN?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 10 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 6 mentions for Papa John's International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.04 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) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Wendy's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WEN or ARCO?

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 Wendy's $2.18B 0.70 $165.07M $0.78 10.28 Arcos Dorados $4.68B 0.38 $212.12M $1.11 7.51

Is WEN or ARCO more profitable?

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 4.86%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's 6.77% 136.46% 3.14% Arcos Dorados 4.86% 10.47% 2.06%

Does the media prefer WEN or ARCO?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 12 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 4 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Arcos Dorados 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer QSR or WEN?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 11 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 5 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Restaurant Brands International 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wendy's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media prefer WEN or CAKE?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 7 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 9 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cheesecake Factory 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WEN or BJRI?

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, 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 $2.18B 0.70 $165.07M $0.78 10.28 BJ's Restaurants $1.40B 0.88 $48.81M $1.98 29.72

Is WEN or BJRI more profitable?

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 3.15%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's 6.77% 136.46% 3.14% BJ's Restaurants 3.15% 13.48% 4.92%

Does the media favor WEN or BJRI?

In the previous week, Wendy's had 15 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 1 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BJ's Restaurants 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Wendy's (WEN) Competitors

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WEN vs. PZZA, ARCO, QSR, CAKE, and BJRI

Should you buy Wendy's stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Wendy's with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Wendy's include Papa John's International (PZZA), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" 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 retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Wendy's had 10 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 6 mentions for Papa John's International. Wendy's' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.04 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)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wendy's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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	0.55	$30.53M	$0.83	41.16
Wendy's	$2.18B	0.70	$165.07M	$0.78	10.28

Papa John's International has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Papa John's International pays out 221.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wendy's pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Wendy's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Papa John's International 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Papa John's International presently has a consensus target price of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.70%. Wendy's has a consensus target price of $8.56, suggesting a potential upside of 6.68%. Given Papa John's International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 1.37%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa John's International	1.37%	-10.71%	5.33%
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%

Summary

Wendy's beats Papa John's International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to Arcos Dorados?

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

In the previous week, Wendy's had 12 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 4 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wendy's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Arcos Dorados	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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
Wendy's	$2.18B	0.70	$165.07M	$0.78	10.28
Arcos Dorados	$4.68B	0.38	$212.12M	$1.11	7.51

Wendy's currently has a consensus target price of $8.56, indicating a potential upside of 6.68%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus target price of $8.70, indicating a potential upside of 4.38%. Given Wendy's' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Arcos Dorados.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96
Arcos Dorados	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Arcos Dorados pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wendy's pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcos Dorados pays out 10.8% 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. Arcos Dorados has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 4.86%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%
Arcos Dorados	4.86%	10.47%	2.06%

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Wendy's beats Arcos Dorados on 11 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 retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $83.54, indicating a potential upside of 14.09%. Wendy's has a consensus price target of $8.56, indicating a potential upside of 6.68%. Given Restaurant Brands International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Restaurant Brands International is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Restaurant Brands International	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	15 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96

In the previous week, Wendy's had 11 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 5 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Restaurant Brands International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wendy's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 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 $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Wendy's pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International has increased 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 beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Restaurant Brands 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock 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	$9.43B	2.72	$776M	$2.84	25.78
Wendy's	$2.18B	0.70	$165.07M	$0.78	10.28

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 9.96% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 6.77%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Restaurant Brands International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Restaurant Brands International	9.96%	32.80%	6.67%
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%

Summary

Restaurant Brands International beats Wendy's on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to Cheesecake Factory?

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.34%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Cheesecake Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%
Cheesecake Factory	4.34%	43.74%	5.81%

Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Wendy's pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% 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.

Wendy's presently has a consensus target price of $8.56, suggesting a potential upside of 6.68%. Cheesecake Factory has a consensus target price of $66.29, suggesting a potential downside of 14.31%. Given Wendy's' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Wendy's is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96
Cheesecake Factory	3 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

In the previous week, Wendy's had 7 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 9 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wendy's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cheesecake Factory	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Wendy's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cheesecake Factory. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheesecake Factory, 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	$2.18B	0.70	$165.07M	$0.78	10.28
Cheesecake Factory	$3.75B	1.02	$148.43M	$3.42	22.62

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by 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.

Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cheesecake Factory beats Wendy's on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Wendy's compare to BJ's Restaurants?

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Wendy's had 15 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Wendy's and 1 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. BJ's Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Wendy's' score of 0.23 indicating that BJ's Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wendy's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BJ's Restaurants	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Wendy's has higher revenue and earnings than BJ's Restaurants. Wendy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BJ's Restaurants, 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	$2.18B	0.70	$165.07M	$0.78	10.28
BJ's Restaurants	$1.40B	0.88	$48.81M	$1.98	29.72

86.0% of Wendy's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.9% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned 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.

Wendy's currently has a consensus target price of $8.56, indicating a potential upside of 6.68%. BJ's Restaurants has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential downside of 28.64%. Given Wendy's' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Wendy's is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.96
BJ's Restaurants	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the broader market.

Wendy's has a net margin of 6.77% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 3.15%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%
BJ's Restaurants	3.15%	13.48%	4.92%

Summary

Wendy's and BJ's Restaurants tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WEN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

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.

WEN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Wendy's	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.52B	$11.14B	$26.70B	$12.63B
Dividend Yield	6.51%	2.47%	175.36%	6.52%
P/E Ratio	10.25	28.17	21.02	24.91
Price / Sales	0.70	1.77	3.92	83.19
Price / Cash	4.78	15.63	17.99	49.23
Price / Book	12.94	4.84	6.37	6.56
Net Income	$165.07M	$388.37M	$951.26M	$336.03M
7 Day Performance	-2.89%	-0.60%	-0.22%	2.91%
1 Month Performance	19.54%	11.05%	8.00%	5.78%
1 Year Performance	-31.30%	-11.55%	-2.88%	25.83%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
WEN Wendy's	4.1498 of 5 stars	$8.02 -6.7%	$8.56 +6.7%	-26.4%	$1.52B	$2.18B	10.25	14,900
PZZA Papa John's International	3.0127 of 5 stars	$35.83 -2.6%	$38.50 +7.5%	-26.6%	$1.18B	$2.05B	43.17	9,400
ARCO Arcos Dorados	3.6611 of 5 stars	$8.11 -2.6%	$8.70 +7.2%	+4.9%	$1.71B	$4.68B	7.31	96,782
QSR Restaurant Brands International	3.9703 of 5 stars	$73.36 -1.3%	$83.54 +13.9%	+9.0%	$25.48B	$9.59B	25.83	53,500
CAKE Cheesecake Factory	2.9027 of 5 stars	$79.36 -1.3%	$64.94 -18.2%	+21.4%	$3.94B	$3.75B	23.20	48,400

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Wendy's (WEN) Competitors

WEN vs. PZZA, ARCO, QSR, CAKE, and BJRI

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

Does the media prefer PZZA or WEN?

Which has better valuation and earnings, PZZA or WEN?

Which has more risk & volatility, PZZA or WEN?

Is PZZA or WEN a better dividend stock?

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

Do analysts prefer PZZA or WEN?

Is PZZA or WEN more profitable?

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How does Wendy's compare to Arcos Dorados?

Does the media prefer WEN or ARCO?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WEN or ARCO?

Do analysts recommend WEN or ARCO?

Which has more risk & volatility, WEN or ARCO?

Is WEN or ARCO a better dividend stock?

Is WEN or ARCO more profitable?

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

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How does Wendy's compare to Restaurant Brands International?

Do analysts recommend QSR or WEN?

Does the media prefer QSR or WEN?

Is QSR or WEN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, QSR or WEN?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QSR or WEN?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, QSR or WEN?

Is QSR or WEN more profitable?

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How does Wendy's compare to Cheesecake Factory?

Is WEN or CAKE more profitable?

Is WEN or CAKE a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate WEN or CAKE?

Does the media prefer WEN or CAKE?

Which has better earnings and valuation, WEN or CAKE?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WEN or CAKE?

Which has more risk and volatility, WEN or CAKE?

Summary

How does Wendy's compare to BJ's Restaurants?

Does the media favor WEN or BJRI?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WEN or BJRI?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in WEN or BJRI?

Do analysts rate WEN or BJRI?

Which has more risk & volatility, WEN or BJRI?

Is WEN or BJRI more profitable?

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