Aramark (ARMK) Competitors

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Aramark 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.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 12 more articles in the media than Aramark. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Yum! Brands and 4 mentions for Aramark. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Yum! Brands' score of 1.06 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Yum! Brands pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aramark pays out 33.6% 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. Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Aramark has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 25.42% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.93%. Aramark's return on equity of 17.68% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Yum! Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aramark. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Yum! Brands currently has a consensus price target of $175.24, indicating a potential upside of 23.90%. Aramark has a consensus price target of $69.14, indicating a potential upside of 18.14%. Given Yum! Brands' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Aramark.

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aramark has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Aramark pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Restaurant Brands International pays out 69.9% 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. Aramark has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Restaurant Brands International has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Restaurant Brands International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Restaurant Brands International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aramark. Restaurant Brands International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Restaurant Brands International had 8 more articles in the media than Aramark. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Restaurant Brands International and 4 mentions for Aramark. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Restaurant Brands International's score of 1.02 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Restaurant Brands International has a net margin of 13.12% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.93%. Restaurant Brands International's return on equity of 33.43% beat Aramark's return on equity.

Aramark has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Restaurant Brands International has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Aramark currently has a consensus target price of $69.14, indicating a potential upside of 18.14%. Restaurant Brands International has a consensus target price of $84.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.99%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aramark is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Aramark shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Darden Restaurants pays out 62.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aramark pays out 33.6% 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. Darden Restaurants has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Aramark has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Darden Restaurants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 9 more articles in the media than Aramark. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 4 mentions for Aramark. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 1.12 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aramark has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Darden Restaurants has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Aramark. Darden Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.93%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 57.44% beat Aramark's return on equity.

Darden Restaurants currently has a consensus target price of $230.79, suggesting a potential upside of 9.99%. Aramark has a consensus target price of $69.14, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Aramark is more favorable than Darden Restaurants.

93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Aramark shares are owned by 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.

Aramark currently has a consensus target price of $69.14, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Yum China has a consensus target price of $59.21, suggesting a potential upside of 39.63%. Given Yum China's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Yum China is more favorable than Aramark.

85.6% of Yum China shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Aramark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Yum China shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Aramark has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum China has a beta of 0.08, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Aramark and Aramark both had 4 articles in the media. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Yum China's score of 1.60 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Yum China has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aramark. Yum China is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aramark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Yum China pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Aramark pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum China pays out 42.5% 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. Aramark has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Yum China has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Yum China is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Yum China has a net margin of 7.84% compared to Aramark's net margin of 1.93%. Aramark's return on equity of 17.68% beat Yum China's return on equity.