Does the media favor CAKE or YUM?

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 21 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 19 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.33 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cheesecake Factory 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Yum! Brands 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer PZZA or YUM?

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 37 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 3 mentions for Papa John's International. Papa John's International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Papa John's International is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Papa John's International 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Yum! Brands 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, WEN or YUM?

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Wendy's. Wendy'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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Wendy's $2.18B 0.61 $165.07M $0.78 8.96 Yum! Brands $8.21B 4.99 $1.56B $6.20 24.00

Is WEN or YUM more profitable?

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 6.77%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wendy's 6.77% 136.46% 3.14% Yum! Brands 20.48% -23.51% 22.95%

Does the media refer more to WEN or YUM?

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 23 more articles in the media than Wendy's. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 17 mentions for Wendy's. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Wendy's' score of 0.31 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Wendy's 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Yum! Brands 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, YUM or ARCO?

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yum! Brands, 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 Yum! Brands $8.21B 4.99 $1.56B $6.20 24.00 Arcos Dorados $4.68B 0.37 $212.12M $1.11 7.41

Is YUM or ARCO more profitable?

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 4.86%. Arcos Dorados' return on equity of 10.47% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yum! Brands 20.48% -23.51% 22.95% Arcos Dorados 4.86% 10.47% 2.06%

Does the media prefer YUM or ARCO?

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 37 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 3 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Yum! Brands 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Arcos Dorados 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media prefer YUM or CMG?

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Chipotle Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 37 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Chipotle Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Yum! Brands 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chipotle Mexican Grill 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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YUM vs. CAKE, PZZA, WEN, ARCO, and CMG

Should you buy Yum! Brands stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Yum! Brands 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 Yum! Brands include Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa John's International (PZZA), Wendy's (WEN), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), and Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG). These companies are all part of the "retail - restrnts" industry.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Cheesecake Factory?

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

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Cheesecake Factory. Yum! Brands 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	1.12	$148.43M	$3.42	24.77
Yum! Brands	$8.21B	4.99	$1.56B	$6.20	24.00

94.5% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 8.0% of Cheesecake Factory shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cheesecake Factory pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Cheesecake Factory pays out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% 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. Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Cheesecake Factory's net margin of 4.34%. Cheesecake Factory's return on equity of 43.74% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cheesecake Factory	4.34%	43.74%	5.81%
Yum! Brands	20.48%	-23.51%	22.95%

Cheesecake Factory presently has a consensus price target of $68.81, suggesting a potential downside of 18.78%. Yum! Brands has a consensus price target of $174.81, suggesting a potential upside of 17.46%. Given Yum! Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Cheesecake Factory.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cheesecake Factory	3 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Yum! Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 21 more articles in the media than Cheesecake Factory. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 19 mentions for Cheesecake Factory. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Cheesecake Factory's score of 0.33 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cheesecake Factory	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Yum! Brands	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Cheesecake Factory has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Cheesecake Factory on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Papa John's International?

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

Papa John's International currently has a consensus target price of $36.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.18%. Yum! Brands has a consensus target price of $174.81, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given Papa John's International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Papa John's International	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90
Yum! Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 1.37%. Papa John's International's return on equity of -10.71% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Papa John's International	1.37%	-10.71%	5.33%
Yum! Brands	20.48%	-23.51%	22.95%

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 37 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 3 mentions for Papa John's International. Papa John's International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Papa John's International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Papa John's International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Yum! Brands	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Papa John's International. Yum! Brands 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	0.49	$30.53M	$0.83	36.59
Yum! Brands	$8.21B	4.99	$1.56B	$6.20	24.00

Papa John's International pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Papa John's International has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Papa John's International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Papa John's International has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Papa John's International on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Wendy's?

Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 23 more articles in the media than Wendy's. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 17 mentions for Wendy's. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Wendy's' score of 0.31 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wendy's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Yum! Brands	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Wendy's' net margin of 6.77%. Wendy's' return on equity of 136.46% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wendy's	6.77%	136.46%	3.14%
Yum! Brands	20.48%	-23.51%	22.95%

86.0% of Wendy's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 17.1% of Wendy's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Yum! Brands 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.

Wendy's currently has a consensus price target of $8.06, indicating a potential upside of 15.34%. Yum! Brands has a consensus price target of $174.81, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Given Yum! Brands' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Wendy's.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wendy's	6 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Yum! Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wendy's	$2.18B	0.61	$165.07M	$0.78	8.96
Yum! Brands	$8.21B	4.99	$1.56B	$6.20	24.00

Wendy's has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Wendy's pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Wendy's pays out 71.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% 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. Yum! Brands has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Wendy's on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Arcos Dorados?

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

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yum! Brands, 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
Yum! Brands	$8.21B	4.99	$1.56B	$6.20	24.00
Arcos Dorados	$4.68B	0.37	$212.12M	$1.11	7.41

Yum! Brands currently has a consensus price target of $174.81, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential upside of 27.66%. Given Arcos Dorados' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yum! Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Arcos Dorados	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Arcos Dorados pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Yum! Brands pays out 48.4% 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. Yum! Brands has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Arcos Dorados has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Yum! Brands is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 37 more articles in the media than Arcos Dorados. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 3 mentions for Arcos Dorados. Arcos Dorados' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Arcos Dorados is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yum! Brands	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Arcos Dorados	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Arcos Dorados' net margin of 4.86%. Arcos Dorados' return on equity of 10.47% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yum! Brands	20.48%	-23.51%	22.95%
Arcos Dorados	4.86%	10.47%	2.06%

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Arcos Dorados on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Yum! Brands compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill?

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

Yum! Brands currently has a consensus target price of $174.81, indicating a potential upside of 17.46%. Chipotle Mexican Grill has a consensus target price of $43.86, indicating a potential upside of 37.95%. Given Chipotle Mexican Grill's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chipotle Mexican Grill is more favorable than Yum! Brands.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yum! Brands	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61
Chipotle Mexican Grill	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.3% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Chipotle Mexican Grill shares are owned 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.

Yum! Brands has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yum! Brands	$8.21B	4.99	$1.56B	$6.20	24.00
Chipotle Mexican Grill	$11.93B	3.42	$1.54B	$1.09	29.17

Yum! Brands has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Yum! Brands had 3 more articles in the media than Chipotle Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Yum! Brands and 37 mentions for Chipotle Mexican Grill. Chipotle Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Yum! Brands' score of 0.59 indicating that Chipotle Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Yum! Brands	21 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chipotle Mexican Grill	29 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Yum! Brands has a net margin of 20.48% compared to Chipotle Mexican Grill's net margin of 11.96%. Chipotle Mexican Grill's return on equity of 49.64% beat Yum! Brands' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yum! Brands	20.48%	-23.51%	22.95%
Chipotle Mexican Grill	11.96%	49.64%	16.37%

Summary

Chipotle Mexican Grill beats Yum! Brands on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Yum! Brands	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$41.05B	$10.85B	$26.50B	$23.58B
Dividend Yield	2.01%	2.65%	176.91%	4.21%
P/E Ratio	24.00	26.57	22.21	30.98
Price / Sales	4.99	1.64	3.44	19.98
Price / Cash	21.69	14.32	17.43	32.09
Price / Book	-5.64	4.68	6.30	4.73
Net Income	$1.56B	$388.37M	$954.23M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	0.75%	-1.46%	-2.15%	-0.45%
1 Month Performance	-4.82%	-4.70%	-2.91%	-0.41%
1 Year Performance	1.38%	-9.84%	-5.06%	14.19%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
YUM Yum! Brands	4.5718 of 5 stars	$148.82 +1.0%	$174.81 +17.5%	+1.4%	$41.05B	$8.21B	24.00	49,000	Upcoming Earnings
CAKE Cheesecake Factory	2.6778 of 5 stars	$86.11 +0.4%	$67.75 -21.3%	+28.8%	$4.26B	$3.75B	25.18	48,400	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings Analyst Forecast
PZZA Papa John's International	3.0207 of 5 stars	$33.38 +1.6%	$36.50 +9.3%	-30.9%	$1.08B	$2.05B	40.22	9,400	Analyst Forecast
WEN Wendy's	4.4762 of 5 stars	$7.85 +1.2%	$8.06 +2.7%	-35.0%	$1.48B	$2.18B	10.06	14,900
ARCO Arcos Dorados	4.8985 of 5 stars	$8.18 -0.7%	$10.50 +28.4%	+14.2%	$1.73B	$4.68B	7.36	96,782	Short Interest Decrease

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Yum! Brands (YUM) Competitors

YUM vs. CAKE, PZZA, WEN, ARCO, and CMG

How does Yum! Brands compare to Cheesecake Factory?

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Yum! Brands (YUM) Competitors

YUM vs. CAKE, PZZA, WEN, ARCO, and CMG

How does Yum! Brands compare to Cheesecake Factory?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAKE or YUM?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CAKE or YUM?

Is CAKE or YUM a better dividend stock?

Is CAKE or YUM more profitable?

Do analysts prefer CAKE or YUM?

Does the media favor CAKE or YUM?

Which has more risk and volatility, CAKE or YUM?

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How does Yum! Brands compare to Papa John's International?

Do analysts recommend PZZA or YUM?

Is PZZA or YUM more profitable?

Does the media prefer PZZA or YUM?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PZZA or YUM?

Is PZZA or YUM a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PZZA or YUM?

Which has more volatility & risk, PZZA or YUM?

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How does Yum! Brands compare to Wendy's?

Does the media refer more to WEN or YUM?

Is WEN or YUM more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WEN or YUM?

Do analysts prefer WEN or YUM?

Which has better valuation & earnings, WEN or YUM?

Which has more risk & volatility, WEN or YUM?

Is WEN or YUM a better dividend stock?

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How does Yum! Brands compare to Arcos Dorados?

Which has better earnings & valuation, YUM or ARCO?

Do analysts recommend YUM or ARCO?

Is YUM or ARCO a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in YUM or ARCO?

Does the media prefer YUM or ARCO?

Is YUM or ARCO more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, YUM or ARCO?

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How does Yum! Brands compare to Chipotle Mexican Grill?

Do analysts rate YUM or CMG?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in YUM or CMG?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, YUM or CMG?

Which has more risk and volatility, YUM or CMG?

Does the media prefer YUM or CMG?

Is YUM or CMG more profitable?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

YUM vs. The Competition

Yum! Brands Competitors List

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