Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) vs. Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) Critical Survey

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) and Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ:DPZ) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Dine Brands Global and Domino’s Pizza, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dine Brands Global	0	10	0	0	2.00
Domino’s Pizza	1	15	15	1	2.50

Dine Brands Global presently has a consensus price target of $33.25, indicating a potential downside of 7.62%. Domino’s Pizza has a consensus price target of $380.87, indicating a potential upside of 13.94%. Given Domino’s Pizza’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Domino’s Pizza is more favorable than Dine Brands Global.

Dividends

Dine Brands Global pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Domino’s Pizza pays an annual dividend of $7.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Dine Brands Global pays out 211.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Domino’s Pizza pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Domino’s Pizza has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Domino’s Pizza is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Dine Brands Global and Domino’s Pizza”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dine Brands Global	$879.30 million	0.50	$17.10 million	$0.36	99.98
Domino’s Pizza	$4.94 billion	2.23	$601.70 million	$18.15	18.42

Domino’s Pizza has higher revenue and earnings than Dine Brands Global. Domino’s Pizza is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dine Brands Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Dine Brands Global and Domino’s Pizza’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dine Brands Global	0.43%	-19.01%	3.14%
Domino’s Pizza	12.03%	-15.48%	34.38%

Risk & Volatility

Dine Brands Global 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 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.8% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Domino’s Pizza shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Dine Brands Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Domino’s Pizza 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.

Summary

Domino’s Pizza beats Dine Brands Global on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dine Brands Global

Dine Brands Global, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns, franchises, and operates restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Applebee's Franchise Operations, International House of Pancakes (IHOP) Franchise Solutions, Fuzzy's franchise operations, Rental Operations, Financing Operations, and Company-Operated Restaurant Operations. It owns and franchises three restaurant concepts, including Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar within the casual dining category; and IHOP in the family dining category of the restaurant industry; Fuzzy's Taco Shop within the fast-casual dining category. In addition, its Applebee's restaurants offer American fare with drinks and local draft beers; IHOP restaurants provide full table services, food and beverage; and Fuzzy's Taco Shop offers baja-style mexican food like baja tacos, chips and queso, guacamole and salsa made in house, and a full bar including margaritas, and cold draft beer. The company was formerly known as DineEquity, Inc. and changed its name to Dine Brands Global, Inc. in February 2018. Dine Brands Global, Inc. was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

About Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a pizza company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: U.S. Stores, International Franchise, and Supply Chain. It offers pizzas under the Domino’s brand name through company-owned and franchised stores. It also provides oven-baked sandwiches, pastas, boneless chicken and chicken wings, breads and dips, desserts, and soft drink products, as well as loaded tots and pepperoni stuffed cheesy breads. Domino’s Pizza, Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.