Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCD or DPZ?

McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, 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 McDonald's $26.89B 7.57 $8.56B $12.13 23.61 Domino's Pizza $4.94B 2.13 $601.70M $17.37 18.22

Is MCD or DPZ more profitable?

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Domino's Pizza's net margin of 11.89%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -15.04% beat McDonald's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's 31.62% -442.10% 14.75% Domino's Pizza 11.89% -15.04% 33.66%

Does the media favor MCD or DPZ?

In the previous week, McDonald's had 74 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 16 mentions for Domino's Pizza. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Domino's Pizza's score of 0.74 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 54 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Domino's Pizza 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, MCD or PEP?

McDonald's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PepsiCo. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, 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 McDonald's $26.89B 7.57 $8.56B $12.13 23.61 PepsiCo $93.93B 2.13 $8.24B $6.37 22.96

Is MCD or PEP more profitable?

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 9.15%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 56.61% beat McDonald's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets McDonald's 31.62% -442.10% 14.75% PepsiCo 9.15% 56.61% 10.56%

Does the media favor MCD or PEP?

In the previous week, McDonald's had 4 more articles in the media than PepsiCo. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 86 mentions for PepsiCo. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat McDonald's' score of 0.79 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment McDonald's 54 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PepsiCo 61 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to PZZA or MCD?

In the previous week, McDonald's had 83 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 7 mentions for Papa John's International. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Papa John's International's score of -0.02 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Papa John's International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral McDonald's 54 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SBUX or MCD?

McDonald's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starbucks. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, 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 Starbucks $37.18B 3.11 $1.86B $1.32 76.96 McDonald's $26.89B 7.57 $8.56B $12.13 23.61

Is SBUX or MCD more profitable?

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Starbucks' return on equity of -29.24% beat McDonald's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starbucks 3.89% -29.24% 7.42% McDonald's 31.62% -442.10% 14.75%

Does the media refer more to SBUX or MCD?

In the previous week, McDonald's had 18 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 72 mentions for Starbucks. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Starbucks' score of 0.76 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starbucks 35 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 54 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TSLA or MCD?

McDonald's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tesla. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, 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 Tesla $94.83B 16.28 $3.79B $1.09 377.20 McDonald's $26.89B 7.57 $8.56B $12.13 23.61

Is TSLA or MCD more profitable?

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Tesla's net margin of 3.95%. Tesla's return on equity of 4.89% beat McDonald's' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tesla 3.95% 4.89% 2.93% McDonald's 31.62% -442.10% 14.75%

Does the media favor TSLA or MCD?

In the previous week, Tesla had 170 more articles in the media than McDonald's. MarketBeat recorded 260 mentions for Tesla and 90 mentions for McDonald's. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Tesla's score of 0.71 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tesla 134 Very Positive mention(s) 45 Positive mention(s) 50 Neutral mention(s) 24 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McDonald's 54 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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MCD vs. DPZ, PEP, PZZA, SBUX, and TSLA

Should you buy McDonald's stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares McDonald's 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 McDonald's include Domino's Pizza (DPZ), PepsiCo (PEP), Papa John's International (PZZA), Starbucks (SBUX), and Tesla (TSLA).

How does McDonald's compare to Domino's Pizza?

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and Domino's Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $7.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. McDonald's pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Domino's Pizza pays out 45.8% 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. 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.

McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Domino's Pizza is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, 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
McDonald's	$26.89B	7.57	$8.56B	$12.13	23.61
Domino's Pizza	$4.94B	2.13	$601.70M	$17.37	18.22

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Domino's Pizza's net margin of 11.89%. Domino's Pizza's return on equity of -15.04% beat McDonald's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McDonald's	31.62%	-442.10%	14.75%
Domino's Pizza	11.89%	-15.04%	33.66%

McDonald's presently has a consensus price target of $336.26, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Domino's Pizza has a consensus price target of $418.13, suggesting a potential upside of 32.10%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than McDonald's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McDonald's	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Domino's Pizza	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

McDonald's has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Domino's Pizza has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

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, 0.9% of Domino's Pizza 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.

In the previous week, McDonald's had 74 more articles in the media than Domino's Pizza. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 16 mentions for Domino's Pizza. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Domino's Pizza's score of 0.74 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McDonald's	54 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Domino's Pizza	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Domino's Pizza beats McDonald's on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does McDonald's compare to PepsiCo?

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) and PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

McDonald's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PepsiCo. PepsiCo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McDonald's, 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
McDonald's	$26.89B	7.57	$8.56B	$12.13	23.61
PepsiCo	$93.93B	2.13	$8.24B	$6.37	22.96

McDonald's has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, PepsiCo has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, McDonald's had 4 more articles in the media than PepsiCo. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 86 mentions for PepsiCo. PepsiCo's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat McDonald's' score of 0.79 indicating that PepsiCo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
McDonald's	54 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PepsiCo	61 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

McDonald's presently has a consensus price target of $336.26, indicating a potential upside of 17.43%. PepsiCo has a consensus price target of $167.35, indicating a potential upside of 14.43%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe McDonald's is more favorable than PepsiCo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McDonald's	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
PepsiCo	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to PepsiCo's net margin of 9.15%. PepsiCo's return on equity of 56.61% beat McDonald's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McDonald's	31.62%	-442.10%	14.75%
PepsiCo	9.15%	56.61%	10.56%

70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of PepsiCo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. PepsiCo pays an annual dividend of $5.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. McDonald's pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PepsiCo pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McDonald's has raised its dividend for 49 consecutive years and PepsiCo has raised its dividend for 54 consecutive years. PepsiCo is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

McDonald's beats PepsiCo on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does McDonald's compare to Papa John's International?

Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Papa John's International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

McDonald's has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. McDonald's 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	$2.05B	0.53	$30.53M	$0.83	39.95
McDonald's	$26.89B	7.57	$8.56B	$12.13	23.61

In the previous week, McDonald's had 83 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 7 mentions for Papa John's International. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Papa John's International's score of -0.02 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
McDonald's	54 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Papa John's International pays out 221.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McDonald's pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and McDonald's has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years.

Papa John's International has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Papa John's International presently has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.10%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $336.26, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Papa John's International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Papa John's International	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
McDonald's	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 1.37%. Papa John's International's return on equity of -10.71% beat McDonald's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa John's International	1.37%	-10.71%	5.33%
McDonald's	31.62%	-442.10%	14.75%

Summary

McDonald's beats Papa John's International on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does McDonald's compare to Starbucks?

Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

McDonald's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Starbucks. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, 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
Starbucks	$37.18B	3.11	$1.86B	$1.32	76.96
McDonald's	$26.89B	7.57	$8.56B	$12.13	23.61

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 3.89%. Starbucks' return on equity of -29.24% beat McDonald's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starbucks	3.89%	-29.24%	7.42%
McDonald's	31.62%	-442.10%	14.75%

Starbucks has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $7.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Starbucks pays out 187.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. McDonald's pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years and McDonald's has increased its dividend for 49 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, McDonald's had 18 more articles in the media than Starbucks. MarketBeat recorded 90 mentions for McDonald's and 72 mentions for Starbucks. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Starbucks' score of 0.76 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starbucks	35 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McDonald's	54 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Starbucks currently has a consensus target price of $107.93, suggesting a potential upside of 6.24%. McDonald's has a consensus target price of $336.26, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Given McDonald's' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Starbucks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starbucks	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
McDonald's	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

McDonald's beats Starbucks on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does McDonald's compare to Tesla?

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

McDonald's has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Tesla. McDonald's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tesla, 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
Tesla	$94.83B	16.28	$3.79B	$1.09	377.20
McDonald's	$26.89B	7.57	$8.56B	$12.13	23.61

McDonald's has a net margin of 31.62% compared to Tesla's net margin of 3.95%. Tesla's return on equity of 4.89% beat McDonald's' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tesla	3.95%	4.89%	2.93%
McDonald's	31.62%	-442.10%	14.75%

66.2% of Tesla shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of Tesla shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Tesla presently has a consensus target price of $404.37, indicating a potential downside of 1.65%. McDonald's has a consensus target price of $336.26, indicating a potential upside of 17.43%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Tesla.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tesla	5 Sell rating(s)	18 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
McDonald's	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

In the previous week, Tesla had 170 more articles in the media than McDonald's. MarketBeat recorded 260 mentions for Tesla and 90 mentions for McDonald's. McDonald's' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Tesla's score of 0.71 indicating that McDonald's is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tesla	134 Very Positive mention(s)	45 Positive mention(s)	50 Neutral mention(s)	24 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McDonald's	54 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Tesla has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Tesla and McDonald's tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	McDonald's	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$202.36B	$11.33B	$27.11B	$23.32B
Dividend Yield	2.61%	2.68%	176.82%	4.05%
P/E Ratio	23.61	28.28	20.39	31.59
Price / Sales	7.57	1.75	3.91	20.84
Price / Cash	18.54	15.57	15.21	18.65
Price / Book	-114.08	4.84	6.23	4.70
Net Income	$8.56B	$385.35M	$961.79M	$1.08B
7 Day Performance	1.51%	4.79%	2.34%	1.28%
1 Month Performance	3.59%	6.57%	4.78%	3.33%
1 Year Performance	-3.32%	-10.20%	2.10%	23.15%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MCD McDonald's	4.8538 of 5 stars	$286.35 +0.5%	$336.26 +17.4%	-5.0%	$202.36B	$26.89B	23.61	150,000	Trending News
DPZ Domino's Pizza	4.717 of 5 stars	$314.77 -0.9%	$418.13 +32.8%	-30.0%	$10.57B	$4.94B	18.12	10,200
PEP PepsiCo	4.5485 of 5 stars	$144.32 +1.1%	$169.58 +17.5%	+11.8%	$195.15B	$95.45B	22.66	306,000	Trending News Options Volume
PZZA Papa John's International	3.7408 of 5 stars	$31.73 -0.6%	$38.50 +21.3%	-34.2%	$1.05B	$2.05B	38.23	9,400
SBUX Starbucks	4.0964 of 5 stars	$98.76 +1.4%	$107.48 +8.8%	+8.9%	$111.02B	$37.18B	74.82	381,000	Trending News

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McDonald's (MCD) Competitors

MCD vs. DPZ, PEP, PZZA, SBUX, and TSLA

How does McDonald's compare to Domino's Pizza?

Is MCD or DPZ a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MCD or DPZ?

Is MCD or DPZ more profitable?

Do analysts rate MCD or DPZ?

Which has more volatility and risk, MCD or DPZ?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MCD or DPZ?

Does the media favor MCD or DPZ?

Summary

How does McDonald's compare to PepsiCo?

Which has better earnings & valuation, MCD or PEP?

Which has more risk & volatility, MCD or PEP?

Does the media favor MCD or PEP?

Do analysts recommend MCD or PEP?

Is MCD or PEP more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MCD or PEP?

Is MCD or PEP a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does McDonald's compare to Papa John's International?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PZZA or MCD?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PZZA or MCD?

Does the media refer more to PZZA or MCD?

Is PZZA or MCD a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, PZZA or MCD?

Do analysts prefer PZZA or MCD?

Is PZZA or MCD more profitable?

Summary

How does McDonald's compare to Starbucks?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SBUX or MCD?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SBUX or MCD?

Is SBUX or MCD more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, SBUX or MCD?

Is SBUX or MCD a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to SBUX or MCD?

Do analysts recommend SBUX or MCD?

Summary

How does McDonald's compare to Tesla?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TSLA or MCD?

Is TSLA or MCD more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TSLA or MCD?

Do analysts recommend TSLA or MCD?

Does the media favor TSLA or MCD?

Which has more risk & volatility, TSLA or MCD?

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