Arcos Dorados (ARCO) Competitors $7.31 -0.11 (-1.48%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.28 -0.02 (-0.34%) As of 07/18/2025 07:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARCO vs. PLAY, TGLS, QSR, SHAK, TPR, YUMC, RRR, CHA, ATAT, and HGVShould 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), Red Rock Resorts (RRR), Chagee (CHA), Atour Lifestyle (ATAT), and Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV). Arcos Dorados vs. Its Competitors Dave & Buster's Entertainment Tecnoglass Restaurant Brands International Shake Shack Tapestry Yum China Red Rock Resorts Chagee Atour Lifestyle Hilton Grand Vacations Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend PLAY or ARCO? Dave & Buster's Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $33.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.97%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus price target of $8.80, indicating a potential upside of 20.38%. Given Arcos Dorados' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than Dave & Buster's Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dave & Buster's Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Arcos Dorados 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, PLAY or ARCO? 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 RatioDave & Buster's Entertainment$2.13B0.49$58.30M$1.0129.65Arcos Dorados$4.47B0.34$148.76M$0.6511.25 Does the media favor PLAY or ARCO? In the previous week, Dave & Buster's Entertainment had 3 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 8 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 0.34 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Arcos Dorados 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLAY or ARCO? 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PLAY or ARCO more profitable? Arcos Dorados has a net margin of 3.00% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of 1.83%. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity of 40.67% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dave & Buster's Entertainment1.83% 40.67% 2.06% Arcos Dorados 3.00%26.70%4.39% Which has more volatility & risk, PLAY or ARCO? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDave & Buster's Entertainment beats Arcos Dorados on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Arcos Dorados News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARCO 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 ARCO 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 NYSE 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 ARCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArcos DoradosRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.54B$11.72B$26.49B$20.79BDividend Yield3.29%3.77%177.11%3.65%P/E Ratio11.2538.3029.8627.58Price / Sales0.342.092.6870.53Price / Cash4.7117.5148.2822.27Price / Book3.0210.285.654.66Net Income$148.76M$400.87M$879.47M$995.72M7 Day Performance-3.31%-1.90%-0.65%-0.30%1 Month Performance-3.24%1.08%5.69%4.91%1 Year Performance-23.05%2.80%23.83%11.21% Arcos Dorados Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARCOArcos Dorados3.5127 of 5 stars$7.31-1.5%$8.80+20.4%-23.1%$1.54B$4.47B11.2598,615PLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.0172 of 5 stars$32.06-0.7%$33.83+5.5%-22.8%$1.11B$2.13B31.7423,420News CoverageTGLSTecnoglass3.032 of 5 stars$75.25+1.1%$83.00+10.3%+45.8%$3.54B$919.84M23.516,910News CoverageQSRRestaurant Brands International4.3843 of 5 stars$67.27-0.1%$76.39+13.6%-4.9%$22.05B$8.41B22.8037,600News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSHAKShake Shack3.3671 of 5 stars$140.18+0.1%$125.95-10.1%+59.6%$5.98B$1.25B500.6312,826Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTPRTapestry4.0048 of 5 stars$101.70+3.3%$89.17-12.3%+150.8%$21.12B$6.67B26.7618,600News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeYUMCYum China4.6873 of 5 stars$47.49-0.2%$48.70+2.5%+54.6%$17.63B$11.30B19.87351,000RRRRed Rock Resorts4.1015 of 5 stars$56.30+0.3%$52.55-6.7%-7.0%$5.97B$1.94B21.829,300News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeCHAChageeN/A$27.22-1.2%$40.80+49.9%N/A$5.00B$1.70B0.004,800News CoverageATATAtour Lifestyle2.8565 of 5 stars$35.51+0.1%$36.63+3.1%+112.2%$4.91B$7.69B28.185,488HGVHilton Grand Vacations3.3487 of 5 stars$49.15+1.3%$46.00-6.4%+7.4%$4.51B$4.98B153.5921,800News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLAY Competitors TGLS Competitors QSR Competitors SHAK Competitors TPR Competitors YUMC Competitors RRR Competitors CHA Competitors ATAT Competitors HGV 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 (NYSE:ARCO) was last updated on 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe big winner of Crypto week?It’s Crypto Week at the White House — and the sector is moving from fringe to full-scale adoption. 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