Aramark (ARMK) Competitors

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.

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

Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Aramark pays out 33.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum! Brands pays out 37.7% 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! Brands has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Yum! Brands has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Aramark currently has a consensus target price of $69.14, indicating a potential upside of 21.88%. Yum! Brands has a consensus target price of $174.65, indicating a potential upside of 15.50%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Aramark is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 24 more articles in the media than Aramark. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Yum! Brands and 17 mentions for Aramark. Aramark's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.97 indicating that Aramark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

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

82.3% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Restaurant Brands International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Aramark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Restaurant Brands International pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Aramark pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Restaurant Brands International pays out 69.9% 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. Restaurant Brands International has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Aramark has raised its dividend for 1 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 higher earnings, but lower revenue 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, Aramark had 9 more articles in the media than Restaurant Brands International. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aramark and 8 mentions for Restaurant Brands International. Restaurant Brands International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Aramark's score of 1.35 indicating that Restaurant Brands International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Restaurant Brands International currently has a consensus price target of $84.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.49%. Aramark has a consensus price target of $69.14, indicating a potential upside of 21.88%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aramark is more favorable than Restaurant Brands International.

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

93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Aramark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $6.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

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 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 currently has a consensus target price of $230.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Aramark has a consensus target price of $69.14, indicating a potential upside of 21.88%. Given Aramark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aramark is more favorable than Darden Restaurants.

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants and Darden Restaurants both had 17 articles in the media. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Aramark's score of 1.35 indicating that Darden Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

In the previous week, Aramark had 7 more articles in the media than Yum China. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Aramark and 10 mentions for Yum China. Yum China's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Aramark's score of 1.35 indicating that Yum China is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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.

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 2.6%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Yum China has increased 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.

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

Aramark currently has a consensus target price of $69.14, suggesting a potential upside of 21.88%. Yum China has a consensus target price of $59.21, suggesting a potential upside of 32.26%. Given Yum China's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Yum China is more favorable than Aramark.

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