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$6.97 +0.26 (+3.87%)
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ARCO vs. PLAY, TGLS, QSR, SHAK, TPR, YUMC, ATAT, MLCO, HGV, and TNL

Should you be buying Arcos Dorados stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arcos Dorados include Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Tecnoglass (TGLS), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Shake Shack (SHAK), Tapestry (TPR), Yum China (YUMC), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), Melco Resorts & Entertainment (MLCO), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), and Travel + Leisure (TNL).

Arcos Dorados vs. Its Competitors

Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Arcos Dorados has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 0.46%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 29.24% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dave & Buster's Entertainment0.46% 29.24% 1.24%
Arcos Dorados 2.89%24.54%4.10%

91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Arcos Dorados has higher revenue and earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dave & Buster's Entertainment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dave & Buster's Entertainment$2.13B0.32$58.30M$0.3457.44
Arcos Dorados$4.47B0.33$148.76M$0.6311.06

In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 19 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment and 5 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's score of 0.15 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
8 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Arcos Dorados
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus target price of $31.33, suggesting a potential upside of 60.44%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus target price of $8.80, suggesting a potential upside of 26.26%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Arcos Dorados.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11
Arcos Dorados
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Dave & Buster's Entertainment beats Arcos Dorados on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ARCO vs. The Competition

MetricArcos DoradosRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.41B$10.86B$27.89B$21.65B
Dividend Yield3.58%3.32%172.52%3.51%
P/E Ratio11.0632.0920.4930.23
Price / Sales0.331.918.5758.72
Price / Cash4.3315.3418.1118.30
Price / Book2.884.555.304.66
Net Income$148.76M$405.27M$871.31M$1.00B
7 Day Performance2.50%-1.99%2.69%1.06%
1 Month Performance-1.90%-2.84%4.98%3.00%
1 Year Performance-16.53%-6.61%21.51%15.09%

Arcos Dorados Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ARCO
Arcos Dorados
4.0437 of 5 stars
$6.97
+3.9%
$8.80
+26.3%
-19.8%$1.41B$4.47B11.0698,615
PLAY
Dave & Buster's Entertainment
4.1685 of 5 stars
$24.19
+2.3%
$33.50
+38.5%
-39.3%$817.38M$2.13B23.9523,420Earnings Report
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TGLS
Tecnoglass
2.7813 of 5 stars
$71.57
+1.4%
$89.00
+24.3%
+2.3%$3.36B$955.73M22.376,910
QSR
Restaurant Brands International
4.5865 of 5 stars
$63.82
+1.4%
$75.04
+17.6%
-9.3%$20.63B$8.41B24.1737,600
SHAK
Shake Shack
4.1917 of 5 stars
$101.28
+0.5%
$133.05
+31.4%
-6.8%$4.30B$1.32B220.1812,826
TPR
Tapestry
4.0699 of 5 stars
$109.97
+3.3%
$106.47
-3.2%
+168.4%$22.16B$7.01B174.5619,000Positive News
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YUMC
Yum China
4.8686 of 5 stars
$43.63
-0.8%
$60.00
+37.5%
+23.2%$16.21B$11.30B18.03351,000Positive News
ATAT
Atour Lifestyle
1.8273 of 5 stars
$39.75
+0.2%
$36.63
-7.9%
+88.9%$5.48B$992.96M28.805,488
MLCO
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
2.6594 of 5 stars
$9.72
+1.3%
$8.15
-16.2%
+60.6%$4.03B$4.64B74.7716,908
HGV
Hilton Grand Vacations
3.886 of 5 stars
$45.52
+0.7%
$53.29
+17.1%
+19.6%$4.03B$4.98B82.7621,800Positive News
TNL
Travel + Leisure
4.8042 of 5 stars
$61.65
-0.3%
$62.30
+1.1%
+37.1%$4.01B$3.86B10.6319,000Positive News
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This page (NYSE:ARCO) was last updated on 9/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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