Brinker International (EAT) Competitors

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is PZZA or EAT more profitable?

Papa John's International has a net margin of 3.84% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 3.63%. Brinker International's return on equity of -19.46% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa John's International	3.84%	-19.46%	10.28%
Brinker International	3.63%	-113.41%	7.07%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PZZA or EAT?

Brinker International has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Brinker International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa John's International, 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
Papa John's International	$2.14B	0.98	$82.10M	$2.46	25.90
Brinker International	$4.13B	0.52	$102.60M	$3.41	14.21

Which has more risk and volatility, PZZA or EAT?

Papa John's International has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brinker International has a beta of 2.46, meaning that its share price is 146% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PZZA or EAT?

In the previous week, Papa John's International had 3 more articles in the media than Brinker International. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Papa John's International and 9 mentions for Brinker International. Papa John's International's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Brinker International's score of 0.49 indicating that Brinker International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Brinker International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate PZZA or EAT?

Papa John's International currently has a consensus price target of $81.60, indicating a potential upside of 28.67%. Brinker International has a consensus price target of $44.19, indicating a potential downside of 8.25%. Given Brinker International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Brinker International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Papa John's International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Brinker International	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PZZA or EAT?

Brinker International received 206 more outperform votes than Papa John's International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.38% of users gave Papa John's International an outperform vote while only 59.22% of users gave Brinker International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Papa John's International	Outperform Votes 488 61.38%	Underperform Votes 307 38.62%
Brinker International	Outperform Votes 694 59.22%	Underperform Votes 478 40.78%

Summary

Papa John's International beats Brinker International on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.