Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to BJRI or DRI?

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 16 more articles in the media than BJ's Restaurants. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 4 mentions for BJ's Restaurants. Darden Restaurants' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat BJ's Restaurants' score of 0.30 indicating that Darden Restaurants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BJ's Restaurants	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Darden Restaurants	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BJRI or DRI?

BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BJRI or DRI more profitable?

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 8.69% compared to BJ's Restaurants' net margin of 1.64%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 51.81% beat BJ's Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ's Restaurants	1.64%	10.35%	3.75%
Darden Restaurants	8.69%	51.81%	9.23%

Do analysts prefer BJRI or DRI?

BJ's Restaurants currently has a consensus target price of $37.20, suggesting a potential downside of 19.34%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus target price of $224.60, suggesting a potential upside of 1.97%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ's Restaurants	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Darden Restaurants	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Which has better valuation and earnings, BJRI or DRI?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BJ's Restaurants	$1.36B	0.75	$16.69M	$0.94	49.06
Darden Restaurants	$12.08B	2.13	$1.05B	$8.88	24.81

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BJRI or DRI?

100.0% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats BJ's Restaurants on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.