Arhaus (ARHS) Competitors

Arhaus (NASDAQ:ARHS) and Papa John's International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer ARHS or PZZA?

In the previous week, Arhaus had 12 more articles in the media than Papa John's International. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Arhaus and 27 mentions for Papa John's International. Arhaus' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Papa John's International's score of 0.23 indicating that Arhaus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arhaus	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Papa John's International	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ARHS or PZZA?

Arhaus presently has a consensus target price of $16.25, indicating a potential downside of 1.04%. Papa John's International has a consensus target price of $76.36, indicating a potential upside of 46.43%. Given Papa John's International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Papa John's International is more favorable than Arhaus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arhaus	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Papa John's International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARHS or PZZA?

27.9% of Arhaus shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Arhaus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Papa John's International shares are owned by company 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ARHS or PZZA?

Arhaus has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Papa John's International. Arhaus 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
Arhaus	$1.29B	1.79	$125.24M	$0.76	21.61
Papa John's International	$2.14B	0.81	$82.10M	$2.25	23.18

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARHS or PZZA?

Papa John's International received 458 more outperform votes than Arhaus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.60% of users gave Papa John's International an outperform vote while only 52.94% of users gave Arhaus an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arhaus	Outperform Votes 36 52.94%	Underperform Votes 32 47.06%
Papa John's International	Outperform Votes 494 61.60%	Underperform Votes 308 38.40%

Is ARHS or PZZA more profitable?

Arhaus has a net margin of 8.30% compared to Papa John's International's net margin of 3.50%. Arhaus' return on equity of 34.83% beat Papa John's International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arhaus	8.30%	34.83%	9.56%
Papa John's International	3.50%	-19.46%	10.17%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARHS or PZZA?

Arhaus has a beta of 2.48, suggesting that its share price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papa John's International has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Arhaus beats Papa John's International on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.