Arcos Dorados (ARCO) Competitors $6.85 -0.13 (-1.83%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.84 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 08/8/2025 04:50 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, ATAT, HGV, CHA, and TNLShould 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), Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), Chagee (CHA), and Travel + Leisure (TNL). Arcos Dorados vs. Its Competitors Dave & Buster's Entertainment Tecnoglass Restaurant Brands International Shake Shack Tapestry Yum China Atour Lifestyle Hilton Grand Vacations Chagee Travel + Leisure 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. 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% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor PLAY or ARCO? In the previous week, Arcos Dorados had 1 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Arcos Dorados and 2 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Arcos Dorados' score of 0.84 indicating that Dave & Buster's Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dave & Buster's Entertainment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arcos Dorados 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, PLAY or ARCO? Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PLAY or ARCO? Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $33.83, suggesting a potential upside of 41.62%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus target price of $8.80, suggesting a potential upside of 28.43%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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 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 higher earnings & valuation, 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$2.13B0.39$58.30M$1.0123.65Arcos Dorados$4.47B0.32$148.76M$0.6510.54 SummaryDave & Buster's Entertainment beats Arcos Dorados on 11 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$1.44B$11.45B$26.63B$20.62BDividend Yield3.50%3.94%172.88%3.67%P/E Ratio10.5435.4927.7928.39Price / Sales0.322.0012.4955.79Price / Cash4.4217.1157.5223.21Price / Book2.839.715.464.33Net Income$148.76M$400.87M$877.63M$996.14M7 Day Performance4.61%-2.50%1.28%1.97%1 Month Performance-10.31%-8.41%-2.02%-0.84%1 Year Performance-30.08%0.95%20.68%14.34% Arcos Dorados Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARCOArcos Dorados3.9281 of 5 stars$6.85-1.8%$8.80+28.4%-28.1%$1.44B$4.47B10.5498,615News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPLAYDave & Buster's Entertainment4.5037 of 5 stars$27.81-1.0%$33.83+21.7%-25.4%$961.67M$2.13B27.5323,420Positive NewsTGLSTecnoglass3.2391 of 5 stars$76.49+1.3%$83.00+8.5%+37.5%$3.59B$919.84M23.906,910Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionQSRRestaurant Brands International4.8475 of 5 stars$69.16+1.7%$76.09+10.0%-10.3%$22.67B$8.41B23.4437,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSHAKShake Shack3.9174 of 5 stars$115.56+3.3%$131.29+13.6%+4.2%$4.93B$1.25B251.2212,826Trending NewsTPRTapestry4.0022 of 5 stars$111.86+5.2%$99.72-10.9%+187.3%$23.23B$6.67B29.4418,600Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastYUMCYum China4.92 of 5 stars$46.51-0.4%$48.70+4.7%+30.6%$17.27B$11.30B19.46351,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementATATAtour Lifestyle2.3832 of 5 stars$34.63+3.5%$36.63+5.8%+110.9%$4.62B$992.96M26.565,488News CoveragePositive NewsHGVHilton Grand Vacations3.429 of 5 stars$44.21-0.6%$48.25+9.1%+23.1%$3.97B$4.98B24.8521,800Positive NewsCHAChageeN/A$21.69+2.1%$40.80+88.1%N/A$3.90B$1.70B0.004,800Analyst DowngradeGap UpTNLTravel + Leisure4.7258 of 5 stars$59.43+1.7%$62.30+4.8%+44.0%$3.86B$3.92B10.2519,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLAY Competitors TGLS Competitors QSR Competitors SHAK Competitors TPR Competitors YUMC Competitors ATAT Competitors HGV Competitors CHA Competitors TNL 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 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe End of Elon Musk…?The End of Elon Musk? 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