Reviewing Bloomin’ Brands (BLMN) & Its Competitors

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

Profitability

This table compares Bloomin’ Brands and its rivals’ 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	2.33%	-40.13%	2.12%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bloomin’ Brands	$3.96 billion	$8.24 million	34.10
Bloomin’ Brands Competitors	$3.42 billion	$247.14 million	-148.55

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

Risk and Volatility

Bloomin’ Brands has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomin’ Brands’ rivals have a beta of 1.63, suggesting that their average stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bloomin’ Brands and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bloomin’ Brands	0	11	0	0	2.00
Bloomin’ Brands Competitors	3788	17180	25454	901	2.50

Bloomin’ Brands presently has a consensus price target of $10.90, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. As a group, “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies have a potential upside of 60.52%. Given Bloomin’ Brands’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomin’ Brands has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.6% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bloomin’ Brands shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.2% of shares of all “Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bloomin’ Brands rivals 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.