Does the media refer more to CAKE or DRI?

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 9 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 13 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media prefer PLAY or DRI?

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 19 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 3 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media favor TXRH or DRI?

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 13 more articles in the media than Texas Roadhouse. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 9 mentions for Texas Roadhouse. Texas Roadhouse's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Texas Roadhouse is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Texas Roadhouse 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to DRI or ARCO?

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 17 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 5 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Darden Restaurants 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Arcos Dorados 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media favor EAT or DRI?

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 17 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 5 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Brinker International 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Darden Restaurants 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors

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DRI vs. CAKE, PLAY, TXRH, ARCO, and EAT

Should you buy Darden Restaurants stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Darden Restaurants with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Darden Restaurants include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Dave & Buster's Entertainment (PLAY), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), and Brinker International (EAT). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry.

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Cheesecake Factory?

Cheesecake Factory (NASDAQ:CAKE) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Cheesecake Factory currently has a consensus price target of $67.13, indicating a potential downside of 18.89%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $229.32, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Darden Restaurants	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.34%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 57.44% beat Cheesecake Factory's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory	4.34%	43.74%	5.81%
Darden Restaurants	9.13%	57.44%	9.62%

Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Cheesecake Factory. Darden Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cheesecake Factory, 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
Cheesecake Factory	$3.75B	1.10	$148.43M	$3.42	24.20
Darden Restaurants	$13.21B	1.77	$1.21B	$10.38	19.67

Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Darden Restaurants pays out 57.8% 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 raised its dividend for 4 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 Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 13 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Cheesecake Factory's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Cheesecake Factory is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cheesecake Factory	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Darden Restaurants	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Darden Restaurants 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.

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats Cheesecake Factory on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

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

Dave & Buster's Entertainment has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

91.5% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster's Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Darden Restaurants 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.

Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darden 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
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	$2.10B	0.17	-$48.70M	-$1.89	N/A
Darden Restaurants	$13.21B	1.77	$1.21B	$10.38	19.67

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Dave & Buster's Entertainment's net margin of -3.09%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 57.44% beat Dave & Buster's Entertainment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	-3.09%	-24.19%	-0.72%
Darden Restaurants	9.13%	57.44%	9.62%

Dave & Buster's Entertainment presently has a consensus price target of $19.33, indicating a potential upside of 85.01%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $229.32, indicating a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Dave & Buster's Entertainment's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dave & Buster's Entertainment is more favorable than Darden Restaurants.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dave & Buster's Entertainment	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Darden Restaurants	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 19 more articles in the media than Dave & Buster's Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 3 mentions for Dave & Buster's Entertainment. Dave & Buster's Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Darden Restaurants	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats Dave & Buster's Entertainment on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Texas Roadhouse?

Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Darden Restaurants shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Texas Roadhouse pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Texas Roadhouse pays out 47.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Darden Restaurants pays out 57.8% 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. Texas Roadhouse has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Darden Restaurants has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Texas Roadhouse presently has a consensus price target of $196.91, suggesting a potential upside of 3.91%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $229.32, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Texas Roadhouse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Texas Roadhouse	0 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52
Darden Restaurants	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 13 more articles in the media than Texas Roadhouse. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 9 mentions for Texas Roadhouse. Texas Roadhouse's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Texas Roadhouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Texas Roadhouse	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Darden Restaurants	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Texas Roadhouse's net margin of 6.85%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 57.44% beat Texas Roadhouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Texas Roadhouse	6.85%	27.86%	12.17%
Darden Restaurants	9.13%	57.44%	9.62%

Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Texas Roadhouse. Darden Restaurants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Roadhouse, 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
Texas Roadhouse	$5.88B	2.12	$405.55M	$6.26	30.27
Darden Restaurants	$13.21B	1.77	$1.21B	$10.38	19.67

Texas Roadhouse has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Texas Roadhouse and Darden Restaurants tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Arcos Dorados?

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darden 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
Darden Restaurants	$13.21B	1.77	$1.21B	$10.38	19.67
Arcos Dorados	$4.68B	0.38	$212.12M	$1.11	7.64

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 17 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 5 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Darden Restaurants	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Arcos Dorados	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Darden Restaurants presently has a consensus target price of $229.32, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus target price of $8.70, suggesting a potential upside of 2.59%. Given Darden Restaurants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Arcos Dorados.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darden Restaurants	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Arcos Dorados	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 4.86%. Darden Restaurants' return on equity of 57.44% beat Arcos Dorados' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darden Restaurants	9.13%	57.44%	9.62%
Arcos Dorados	4.86%	10.47%	2.06%

Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Arcos Dorados pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Darden Restaurants pays out 57.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arcos Dorados pays out 10.8% 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 Arcos Dorados 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 beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats Arcos Dorados on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Brinker International?

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

In the previous week, Darden Restaurants had 17 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Darden Restaurants and 5 mentions for Brinker International. Brinker International's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Darden Restaurants' score of 0.46 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brinker International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Darden Restaurants	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Brinker International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Brinker International. Brinker International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darden 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
Brinker International	$5.38B	1.47	$383.10M	$10.20	18.13
Darden Restaurants	$13.21B	1.77	$1.21B	$10.38	19.67

Brinker International has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Brinker International currently has a consensus target price of $185.11, suggesting a potential upside of 0.12%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus target price of $229.32, suggesting a potential upside of 12.30%. Given Darden Restaurants' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Brinker International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brinker International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Darden Restaurants	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Darden Restaurants has a net margin of 9.13% compared to Brinker International's net margin of 8.07%. Brinker International's return on equity of 123.22% beat Darden Restaurants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brinker International	8.07%	123.22%	16.94%
Darden Restaurants	9.13%	57.44%	9.62%

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats Brinker International on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Darden Restaurants	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$23.13B	$11.28B	$27.06B	$23.42B
Dividend Yield	2.97%	2.56%	175.41%	4.04%
P/E Ratio	19.67	28.21	20.95	31.29
Price / Sales	1.77	1.73	3.50	20.39
Price / Cash	12.86	14.80	17.61	25.05
Price / Book	10.60	4.82	6.38	4.77
Net Income	$1.21B	$388.37M	$951.26M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.18%	-2.39%	-1.25%	-0.50%
1 Month Performance	-3.18%	1.09%	-1.17%	0.64%
1 Year Performance	-2.45%	-10.64%	-3.28%	16.94%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DRI Darden Restaurants	4.6809 of 5 stars	$204.21 +1.1%	$229.32 +12.3%	-4.1%	$23.13B	$13.21B	19.67	197,924	Trending News Analyst Upgrade Insider Trade Analyst Revision
CAKE Cheesecake Factory	3.084 of 5 stars	$76.89 -2.9%	$66.29 -13.8%	+29.0%	$3.93B	$3.75B	22.48	48,400	Analyst Forecast
PLAY Dave & Buster's Entertainment	2.3771 of 5 stars	$10.35 -6.3%	$19.33 +86.8%	-67.9%	$384.07M	$2.10B	N/A	23,610
TXRH Texas Roadhouse	4.5184 of 5 stars	$186.01 -4.3%	$196.36 +5.6%	+1.7%	$12.77B	$5.88B	29.71	101,000	Analyst Forecast
ARCO Arcos Dorados	3.3016 of 5 stars	$8.27 +0.5%	$8.70 +5.2%	+11.7%	$1.73B	$4.68B	7.45	96,782	News Coverage High Trading Volume

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Darden Restaurants (DRI) Competitors

DRI vs. CAKE, PLAY, TXRH, ARCO, and EAT

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Cheesecake Factory?

Which has more volatility and risk, CAKE or DRI?

Do analysts rate CAKE or DRI?

Is CAKE or DRI more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CAKE or DRI?

Is CAKE or DRI a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to CAKE or DRI?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CAKE or DRI?

Summary

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Dave & Buster's Entertainment?

Which has more risk and volatility, PLAY or DRI?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PLAY or DRI?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLAY or DRI?

Is PLAY or DRI more profitable?

Do analysts prefer PLAY or DRI?

Does the media prefer PLAY or DRI?

Summary

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Texas Roadhouse?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TXRH or DRI?

Is TXRH or DRI a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend TXRH or DRI?

Does the media favor TXRH or DRI?

Is TXRH or DRI more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TXRH or DRI?

Which has more risk & volatility, TXRH or DRI?

Summary

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Arcos Dorados?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DRI or ARCO?

Does the media refer more to DRI or ARCO?

Do analysts prefer DRI or ARCO?

Is DRI or ARCO more profitable?

Is DRI or ARCO a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, DRI or ARCO?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in DRI or ARCO?

Summary

How does Darden Restaurants compare to Brinker International?

Does the media favor EAT or DRI?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EAT or DRI?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EAT or DRI?

Which has more risk and volatility, EAT or DRI?

Do analysts prefer EAT or DRI?

Is EAT or DRI more profitable?

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