Yum! Brands Competitors

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Yum! Brands and McDonald's' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

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

Volatility & Risk

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McDonald's has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Yum! Brands and McDonald's, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Yum! Brands presently has a consensus price target of $105.2222, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. McDonald's has a consensus price target of $232.4333, indicating a potential upside of 8.93%. Given McDonald's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McDonald's is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Profitability

This table compares Yum! Brands and McDonald's' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $5.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Yum! Brands pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. McDonald's pays out 65.8% 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 raised its dividend for 43 consecutive years. McDonald's is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of McDonald's shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of McDonald's shares are held 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

McDonald's beats Yum! Brands on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Yum! Brands and Starbucks' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Yum! Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Starbucks. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Yum! Brands and Starbucks, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Yum! Brands presently has a consensus price target of $105.2222, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. Starbucks has a consensus price target of $98.36, indicating a potential downside of 5.34%. Given Yum! Brands' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Starbucks.

Profitability

This table compares Yum! Brands and Starbucks' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Dividends

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Yum! Brands pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks pays out 153.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Starbucks has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Starbucks shares are held 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

Yum! Brands beats Starbucks on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Yum! Brands and Chipotle Mexican Grill's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Chipotle Mexican Grill. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chipotle Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Yum! Brands and Chipotle Mexican Grill, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Yum! Brands presently has a consensus price target of $105.2222, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus price target of $1,375.7931, indicating a potential downside of 7.92%. Given Yum! Brands' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Profitability

This table compares Yum! Brands and Chipotle Mexican Grill's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned 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.

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats Yum! Brands on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Yum! Brands and Darden Restaurants' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Yum! Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Darden Restaurants. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Darden Restaurants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.4% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Darden Restaurants shares are held 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.

Volatility & Risk

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Darden Restaurants has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Darden Restaurants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Yum! Brands pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Darden Restaurants pays out 47.3% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Yum! Brands and Darden Restaurants, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Yum! Brands presently has a consensus price target of $105.2222, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. Darden Restaurants has a consensus price target of $113.2667, indicating a potential downside of 7.14%. Given Yum! Brands' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Darden Restaurants.

Profitability

This table compares Yum! Brands and Darden Restaurants' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Domino's Pizza (NYSE:DPZ) 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 earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Yum! Brands and Domino's Pizza's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Domino's Pizza. Yum! Brands 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Domino's Pizza shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Domino's Pizza has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Domino's Pizza pays an annual dividend of $3.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Yum! Brands pays out 53.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Domino's Pizza pays out 32.6% 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Yum! Brands and Domino's Pizza, as provided by MarketBeat.

Yum! Brands currently has a consensus price target of $105.2222, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. Domino's Pizza has a consensus price target of $425.3704, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given Domino's Pizza's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Domino's Pizza is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Profitability

This table compares Yum! Brands and Domino's Pizza's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Domino's Pizza beats Yum! Brands on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Yum! Brands and Texas Roadhouse's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Texas Roadhouse. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Texas Roadhouse, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.2% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Texas Roadhouse shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Texas Roadhouse shares are owned by company 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.

Volatility & Risk

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Roadhouse has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Yum! Brands and Texas Roadhouse, as provided by MarketBeat.

Yum! Brands currently has a consensus price target of $105.2222, indicating a potential downside of 1.74%. Texas Roadhouse has a consensus price target of $71.7826, indicating a potential downside of 9.95%. Given Yum! Brands' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Texas Roadhouse.

Profitability

This table compares Yum! Brands and Texas Roadhouse's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Texas Roadhouse on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.