McDonald's (MCD) Competitors $298.72 -0.90 (-0.30%) As of 11:11 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MCD vs. DPZ, PEP, PZZA, SBUX, TSLA, WEN, CMG, QSR, YUM, and YUMCShould you be buying McDonald's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McDonald's include Domino's Pizza (DPZ), PepsiCo (PEP), Papa John's International (PZZA), Starbucks (SBUX), Tesla (TSLA), Wendy's (WEN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), Yum! Brands (YUM), and Yum China (YUMC). McDonald's vs. Its Competitors Domino's Pizza PepsiCo Papa John's International Starbucks Tesla Wendy's Chipotle Mexican Grill Restaurant Brands International Yum! Brands Yum China McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings. Is MCD or DPZ more profitable? McDonald's has a net margin of 31.75% compared to Domino's Pizza's net margin of 12.84%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -15.45% beat McDonald's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's31.75% -195.27% 15.21% Domino's Pizza 12.84%-15.45%33.56% Which has higher valuation and earnings, MCD or DPZ? McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Domino's Pizza, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMcDonald's$25.92B8.22$8.22B$11.3326.30Domino's Pizza$4.71B3.38$584.17M$17.4426.67 Do institutionals & insiders believe in MCD or DPZ? 70.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned 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. Does the media prefer MCD or DPZ? In the previous week, McDonald's had 81 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 105 mentions for McDonald's and 24 mentions for Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat McDonald's' score of 0.80 indicating that Domino's Pizza is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 55 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 10 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Domino's Pizza 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MCD or DPZ a better dividend stock? McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $6.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. McDonald's pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Domino's Pizza pays out 39.9% 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. McDonald's has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years and Domino's Pizza has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts rate MCD or DPZ? McDonald's presently has a consensus price target of $319.48, indicating a potential upside of 7.21%. Domino's Pizza has a consensus price target of $487.84, indicating a potential upside of 4.87%. Given McDonald's' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Domino's Pizza.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score McDonald's 2 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Domino's Pizza 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Which has more volatility & risk, MCD or DPZ? McDonald's has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Domino's Pizza has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDomino's Pizza beats McDonald's on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get McDonald's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MCD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MCD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMcDonald'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$213.11B$11.67B$26.48B$20.59BDividend Yield2.35%3.72%177.06%3.65%P/E Ratio26.3137.5529.3227.23Price / Sales8.222.085.6551.63Price / Cash20.4917.5548.0422.28Price / Book-56.2310.605.664.57Net Income$8.22B$400.87M$876.41M$995.22M7 Day Performance1.59%-3.08%-1.84%-1.08%1 Month Performance0.61%0.70%4.24%3.25%1 Year Performance15.82%0.77%20.20%6.81% McDonald's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCDMcDonald's4.5709 of 5 stars$298.72-0.3%$319.48+6.9%+19.1%$213.43B$25.92B26.34150,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDPZDomino's Pizza3.6738 of 5 stars$472.34+1.7%$487.84+3.3%-3.7%$16.17B$4.71B27.0810,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPEPPepsiCo4.4505 of 5 stars$135.69+0.3%$158.19+16.6%-18.3%$185.96B$91.85B19.95319,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPZZAPapa John's International2.853 of 5 stars$47.51+1.0%$51.25+7.9%+4.8%$1.55B$2.06B20.1911,400SBUXStarbucks4.1916 of 5 stars$93.39-1.6%$98.73+5.7%+27.1%$106.10B$36.18B33.83361,000Analyst ForecastTSLATesla4.6886 of 5 stars$315.98+0.8%$300.19-5.0%+23.0%$1.02T$97.69B173.29125,665Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsWENWendy's4.976 of 5 stars$10.96-0.6%$16.13+47.3%-38.9%$2.10B$2.25B11.6514,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.7266 of 5 stars$54.62-2.5%$61.21+12.1%-4.6%$73.61B$11.31B48.35130,504Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastQSRRestaurant Brands International4.7928 of 5 stars$67.22-0.2%$76.39+13.7%-7.5%$22.02B$8.41B22.7837,600Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastYUMYum! Brands4.7971 of 5 stars$147.95-1.2%$159.86+8.1%+13.4%$41.14B$7.55B29.4840,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeYUMCYum China4.664 of 5 stars$47.56-0.1%$48.70+2.4%+49.3%$17.66B$11.30B19.90351,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Domino's Pizza Competitors PepsiCo Competitors Papa John's International Competitors Starbucks Competitors Tesla Competitors Wendy's Competitors Chipotle Mexican Grill Competitors Restaurant Brands International Competitors Yum! 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