Bloomin’ Brands (BLMN) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison

Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) is one of 382 public companies in the “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Bloomin’ Brands to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Bloomin’ Brands has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomin’ Brands’ peers have a beta of 1.66, indicating that their average stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Bloomin’ Brands and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloomin’ Brands	$3.96 billion	$8.24 million	31.45
Bloomin’ Brands Competitors	$3.31 billion	$250.20 million	-155.59

Bloomin’ Brands has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. Bloomin’ Brands is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Bloomin’ Brands and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin’ Brands	0	11	0	0	2.00
Bloomin’ Brands Competitors	3806	17282	25595	906	2.50

Bloomin’ Brands presently has a consensus price target of $11.10, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 58.67%. Given Bloomin’ Brands’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomin’ Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.7% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bloomin’ Brands shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Bloomin’ Brands and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bloomin’ Brands	0.70%	28.95%	3.47%
Bloomin’ Brands Competitors	2.31%	-40.03%	2.12%

Summary

Bloomin’ Brands peers beat Bloomin’ Brands on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Bloomin’ Brands

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. engages in the acquisition, operation, design, and development of restaurant concepts. It operates through the U.S. and International geographical segments. The U.S. segment operates in the USA and Puerto Rico. The International segment operates in Brazil, South Korea, Hong Kong, and China. Its brands include Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse and Wine Bar. The company was founded by Chris Thomas Sullivan, Robert Danker Basham and John Timothy Gannon in March 1988 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.