Potbelly Competitors

PBPBDelisted Stock

USD 17.12 0.01 0.06%

Potbelly competes with Venu Holding, Bloomin Brands, Nathans Famous, Arko Corp, and Golden Entertainment; as well as few others. The company conducts business under Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sector and is part of Consumer Discretionary industry. Analyzing Potbelly competition allows you to expand the diversification possibilities of your existing portfolios and to get a better perspective on locking in new positions. Investors sometimes prefer comparable analysis of Potbelly to its intrinsic valuation because they are able to contrast its competitors on a relative basis. Check out Your Equity Center to better understand how to build diversified portfolios. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in employment.

Potbelly vs Portillos Correlation

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The correlation between Potbelly Co and PTLO is 0.68 (i.e., Poor diversification) for selected investment horizon. Overlapping area represents the amount of risk that can be diversified away by holding Potbelly Co and PTLO in the same portfolio, assuming nothing else is changed.

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0.79	PBCRY	Bank Central Asia	Pair Corr
0.67	AFIIQ	Armstrong Flooring	Pair Corr
0.57	PBCRF	PT Bank Central	Pair Corr

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Low	Estimated	High
17.12	17.12	17.12

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Intrinsic

Valuation

Low	Real	High
13.27	13.27	18.83

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Potbelly Competition Correlation Matrix

Typically, diversification allows investors to combine positions across different asset classes to reduce overall portfolio risk. Correlation between Potbelly and its competitors represents the degree of relationship between the price movements of corresponding delisted stocks. A correlation of about +1.0 implies that the price of Potbelly and its corresponding peer move in tandem. A correlation of -1.0 means that prices move in opposite directions. A correlation of close to zero suggests that the price movements of assets are uncorrelated; in other words, the historical price movement of Potbelly does not affect the price movement of the other competitor.

	VENU	BLMN	NATH	ARKO	GDEN	MBUU	BWMX	CPS	LEGH	PTLO
VENU		0.24	-0.46	-0.74	0.48	-0.54	-0.66	-0.56	-0.31	-0.53	VENU
BLMN	0.24		-0.15	0.12	-0.01	0.42	0.18	0.04	0.56	0.31	BLMN
NATH	-0.46	-0.15		0.61	-0.01	0.28	0.62	0.22	0.47	0.62	NATH
ARKO	-0.74	0.12	0.61		-0.28	0.62	0.71	0.55	0.61	0.73	ARKO
GDEN	0.48	-0.01	-0.01	-0.28		-0.64	-0.36	-0.34	-0.28	-0.14	GDEN
MBUU	-0.54	0.42	0.28	0.62	-0.64		0.78	0.41	0.81	0.69	MBUU
BWMX	-0.66	0.18	0.62	0.71	-0.36	0.78		0.35	0.73	0.89	BWMX
CPS	-0.56	0.04	0.22	0.55	-0.34	0.41	0.35		0.38	0.16	CPS
LEGH	-0.31	0.56	0.47	0.61	-0.28	0.81	0.73	0.38		0.72	LEGH
PTLO	-0.53	0.31	0.62	0.73	-0.14	0.69	0.89	0.16	0.72		PTLO
	VENU	BLMN	NATH	ARKO	GDEN	MBUU	BWMX	CPS	LEGH	PTLO

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High positive correlations

PTLO	+ 0.89	BWMX
LEGH	+ 0.81	MBUU
BWMX	+ 0.78	MBUU
PTLO	+ 0.73	ARKO
LEGH	+ 0.73	BWMX
PTLO	+ 0.72	LEGH

High negative correlations

ARKO	- 0.74	VENU
BWMX	- 0.66	VENU
MBUU	- 0.64	GDEN
CPS	- 0.56	VENU
MBUU	- 0.54	VENU
PTLO	- 0.53	VENU

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

There is a big difference between Potbelly Stock performing well and Potbelly Company doing well as a business compared to the competition. There are so many exceptions to the norm that investors cannot definitively determine what's good or bad unless they analyze Potbelly's multiple risk-adjusted performance indicators across the competitive landscape. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

	Mean Deviation	Jensen Alpha	Sortino Ratio	Treynor Ratio	Semi Deviation	Expected Shortfall	Potential Upside	Value @Risk	Maximum Drawdown
VENU	5.36	(1.05)	0.00	(0.26)	0.00	0.00	8.16	(11.37)	56.39
BLMN	3.01	(0.07)	(0.01)	0.02	4.01	(3.25)	6.80	(6.64)	22.59
NATH	1.15	(0.04)	(0.04)	(0.01)	1.48	(1.53)	2.14	(2.21)	9.78
ARKO	1.92	0.54	0.26	0.66	1.62	(2.38)	6.39	(2.93)	14.80
GDEN	0.87	(0.06)	0.00	(0.12)	0.00	0.00	1.88	(1.64)	5.50
MBUU	1.93	0.23	0.08	0.19	2.92	(1.92)	4.10	(4.11)	18.40
BWMX	1.84	0.38	0.20	1.29	1.43	(2.49)	4.34	(2.22)	16.38
CPS	2.64	0.69	0.27	0.56	2.02	(3.08)	6.66	(4.58)	13.59
LEGH	1.54	0.04	0.02	0.11	1.56	(1.86)	2.95	(2.63)	7.95
PTLO	2.07	0.15	0.08	0.17	2.06	(2.68)	5.19	(3.34)	16.13

Potbelly Competitive Analysis

The better you understand Potbelly competitors, the better chance you have of utilizing it as a position in your portfolios. From an individual investor's perspective, Potbelly's competitive analysis can cover a whole range of metrics. Some of these will be more critical depending on who you are as an investor and how you react to market volatility. However, if you are locking your investment sandscape to a long-term horizon, comparing the fundamental indicator across Potbelly's competition over several years is one of the best ways to analyze its investment potential.

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	PBPB	VENU	BLMN	NATH	ARKO	GDEN	MBUU	BWMX	CPS	LEGH
	0.06 17.12 Potbelly	1.31 5.28 Venu	0.32 6.23 Bloomin	0.00 101.13 Nathans	0.00 6.22 Arko	0.81 28.52 Golden	0.35 31.63 Malibu	1.48 18.47 Betterware	0.00 44.52 Cooper	0.00 21.66 Legacy
Market Volatility (90 Days Market Risk)	Very steady	Relatively risky	Slightly risky	Very steady	Somewhat reliable	Very steady	Very steady	Not too volatile	Very steady	Very steady
Market Performance (90 Days Performance)	Weakest	Weakest	Weak	Mild	Solid	Weakest	Good	Good	Good	Good
Odds of Financial Distress (Probability Of Bankruptcy)	Hazard	Low	Small	Tiny	Tiny	Tiny	Low	Low	Low	Low
Current Valuation (Equity Enterprise Value)	Over Valued	Under Valued	Under Valued	Over Valued	Under Valued	Fairly Valued	Under Valued	Under Valued	Fairly Valued	Under Valued
Buy or Sell Advice (Average Analysts Consensus)	Not Available	Strong Buy	Hold	Strong Sell	Buy	Strong Buy	Buy	Strong Buy	Strong Buy	Buy
Trade Advice (90 Days Macroaxis Advice)	Not Rated	Cautious Hold	Cautious Hold	Strong Hold	Strong Buy	Strong Hold	Strong Hold	Strong Buy	Strong Buy	Buy
Current Ratio	0.39	N/A	0.32	4.03	1.55	1.91	2.14	1.34	1.55	2.67
Net Asset	263.15 M	178.42 M	3.38 B	53.48 M	3.62 B	1.08 B	734.58 M	10.45 B	1.83 B	534.19 M
Profit Margin	0.023	-2.24	-0.0146	0.15	0.0024	0.0085	0.0176	0.0716	-0.0015	0.27
EBITDA	21.29 M	(28.3 M)	179.37 M	37.82 M	257.03 M	135.11 M	60.74 M	2.21 B	204.83 M	78.63 M
Operating Margin	0.0338	-2.3	-0.0043	0.16	0.0225	0.018	-0.0161	0.19	0.0171	0.24
Current Valuation	647.02 M	253.71 M	2.66 B	440.95 M	3.08 B	1.19 B	580.49 M	962.42 M	1.84 B	513.4 M
Price To Book	8.4	1.91	1.55	N/A	2.58	1.71	1.18	9.02	0.59	1.01
Retained Earnings	(293.5 M)	(47.36 M)	(925.83 M)	6.56 M	97.18 M	(7.85 M)	484.66 M	892.4 M	(474.73 M)	321.4 M
Current Asset	49.78 M	N/A	418.64 M	65.18 M	N/A	84.6 M	64.71 M	882.4 M	1.19 B	60.34 M
Five Year Return	N/A	N/A	1.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Beta	1.52	N/A	1.12	0.31	0.87	1.43	1.21	1.21	1.92	0.79
Number Of Employees	5 K	50	81 K	131	11.77 K	5.3 K	2.2 K	2.6 K	22 K	594
Shares Outstanding	30.25 M	43.19 M	85.22 M	4.09 M	111.43 M	26.17 M	18.6 M	37.32 M	17.64 M	23.87 M
Cash Flow From Operations	19.66 M	3.76 M	228.13 M	25.24 M	221.86 M	92.34 M	56.51 M	1.82 B	64.44 M	35.99 M
Annual Yield	N/A	N/A	0.096	0.0206	0.019	0.0353	N/A	0.0643	N/A	N/A
Total Debt	154.74 M	27.02 M	2.27 B	55.92 M	2.58 B	504.04 M	25.32 M	5.17 B	1.26 B	1.4 M
Return On Equity	0.22	-0.31	0.12	N/A	0.0494	0.0115	0.0291	0.82	-35.49	0.0962
Return On Asset	0.0279	-0.13	0.0293	0.35	0.0142	0.0232	0.0201	0.16	0.0363	0.0621
Number Of Shares Shorted	867.99 K	650.4 K	8.19 M	94.91 K	1.5 M	651.65 K	1.36 M	105.91 K	739.65 K	812.9 K
Book Value Per Share	2.03	2.23	4.04	-1.44	2.43	16.59	26.61	2.02	-4.73	21.85
Current Liabilities	25.18 M	N/A	814.17 M	10.26 M	N/A	24.72 M	47.83 M	857.93 M	681.42 M	19.98 M
Total Asset	263.15 M	178.42 M	3.38 B	53.48 M	3.62 B	1.08 B	734.58 M	10.45 B	1.83 B	534.19 M
Short Ratio	1.18	9.57	3.9	2.53	3.02	2.06	7.95	0.18	3.68	8.48
Target Price	17.12	16.77	7.6	N/A	8.5	30.5	35.22	23.64	44.33	25.67
Debt To Equity	N/A	N/A	8.18	-1.99	5.96	3.37	0.26	6.15	5.13	0.045
Last Dividend Paid	N/A	N/A	0.69	2.0	0.12	1.0	N/A	20.73	N/A	N/A
Shares Owned By Institutions	88.57	8.68	97.71	51.24	60.96	67.11	96.98	13.3	67.5	39.62
Market Capitalization	517.96 M	495.78 M	532.61 M	397.58 M	713.66 M	740.46 M	606.02 M	679.16 M	797.19 M	528.69 M
Price To Earning	161.88	N/A	26.31	22.02	37.53	12.88	16.74	3.15	3.72	11.45
Price To Earnings To Growth	1.9	N/A	1.07	N/A	N/A	2.12	0.54	N/A	2.22	N/A
Price To Sales	1.1	13.09	0.13	2.61	0.0905	1.15	0.74	0.0478	0.29	2.93
Net Income	41.33 M	(32.95 M)	(52.04 M)	24.03 M	20.84 M	50.73 M	15.24 M	711.52 M	(746 M)	61.64 M
Earnings Per Share	0.35	-0.99	0.37	5.55	0.11	0.22	0.74	0.48	1.88	1.95
Shares Owned By Insiders	10.82	30.5	2.29	30.1	31.15	26.2	3.02	53.91	4.76	63.33
Revenue	462.6 M	17.83 M	3.95 B	148.18 M	8.73 B	666.82 M	807.56 M	14.1 B	2.74 B	184.19 M
Working Capital	(32.03 M)	14.52 M	(631.82 M)	28.37 M	276.72 M	2.81 M	85.28 M	364.25 M	202.7 M	91.56 M
Cash And Equivalents	9.51 M	N/A	95.35 M	47.67 M	282.44 M	179.16 M	83.74 M	575.73 M	170.03 M	14.27 M
Cash Per Share	0.33	N/A	1.07	11.68	2.35	6.28	4.09	15.42	14.64	0.58
Gross Profit	170.67 M	6.73 M	536.82 M	49.04 M	1.19 B	347.12 M	131.52 M	9.56 B	327.52 M	79.77 M
Day Typical Price	17.12	5.33	6.36	101.0	6.23	28.37	31.31	18.33	43.02	21.92
Accumulation Distribution	0.0012	0.0509	0.0691	0.0038	0.0362	0.0158	0.0449	0.0222	0.23	0.0387
Market Facilitation Index	0.02	0.28	0.46	0.38	0.23	0.45	1.43	0.41	10.99	0.87
Daily Balance Of Power	0.5	(0.25)	(0.04)	N/A	N/A	0.5111	0.0769	0.6585	N/A	N/A
Period Momentum Indicator	0.01	(0.07)	(0.02)	N/A	N/A	0.23	0.11	0.27	N/A	N/A
Rate Of Daily Change	1.0	0.99	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.01	1.0	1.01	1.0	1.0
Day Median Price	17.12	5.36	6.43	100.94	6.24	28.3	31.15	18.27	42.28	22.05
Price Action Indicator	0.005	(0.11)	(0.21)	0.19	(0.01)	0.34	0.54	0.34	2.25	(0.38)
Coefficient Of Variation	816.7	(934.40)	9413.64	29489.97	462.53	(3,343)	790.7	681.33	620.99	1806.13
Mean Deviation	1.82	5.36	3.01	1.15	1.92	0.869	1.93	1.84	2.64	1.54
Jensen Alpha	0.5427	(1.05)	(0.07)	(0.04)	0.5365	(0.06)	0.2251	0.3769	0.6931	0.043
Total Risk Alpha	0.2037	(1.44)	(0.26)	(0.14)	0.3838	(0.13)	0.1313	0.1902	0.4133	(0.05)
Sortino Ratio	0.2576	N/A	(0.01)	(0.04)	0.2629	N/A	0.0847	0.1991	0.2725	0.0221
Downside Variance	3.38	N/A	17.14	2.38	4.06	N/A	10.34	2.84	6.9	3.0
Standard Deviation	4.44	7.91	3.94	1.86	2.77	1.11	2.71	2.76	4.88	1.95
Kurtosis	37.08	8.86	1.73	7.98	3.69	0.1228	4.45	7.38	26.88	0.0126
Potential Upside	2.91	8.16	6.8	2.14	6.39	1.88	4.1	4.34	6.66	2.95
Treynor Ratio	(3.41)	(0.26)	0.0183	(0.01)	0.6622	(0.12)	0.1857	1.29	0.5629	0.1066
Maximum Drawdown	31.44	56.39	22.59	9.78	14.8	5.5	18.4	16.38	13.59	7.95
Variance	19.69	62.62	15.53	3.45	7.7	1.22	7.33	7.63	23.8	3.82
Market Risk Adjusted Performance	(3.40)	(0.25)	0.0283	0.0038	0.6722	(0.11)	0.1957	1.3	0.5729	0.1166
Risk Adjusted Performance	0.107	(0.08)	0.0165	0.0084	0.1816	(0.02)	0.1091	0.1255	0.1383	0.0505
Skewness	5.58	(1.96)	(0.57)	1.2	1.33	(0.05)	(1.11)	2.18	4.3	0.3215
Semi Deviation	1.1	N/A	4.01	1.48	1.62	N/A	2.92	1.43	2.02	1.56
Information Ratio	0.1067	(0.12)	(0.01)	(0.03)	0.191	(0.09)	0.1006	0.1214	0.1467	0.0196
Value At Risk	(3.50)	(11.37)	(6.64)	(2.21)	(2.93)	(1.64)	(4.11)	(2.22)	(4.58)	(2.63)
Expected Short fall	(2.33)	N/A	(3.25)	(1.53)	(2.38)	N/A	(1.92)	(2.49)	(3.08)	(1.86)
Downside Deviation	1.84	N/A	4.14	1.54	2.02	N/A	3.22	1.68	2.63	1.73
Semi Variance	1.21	N/A	16.09	2.2	2.62	N/A	8.52	2.05	4.08	2.43

Potbelly Competition Performance Charts

Five steps to successful analysis of Potbelly Competition

Potbelly's competitive analysis is the process of researching and evaluating its competitive landscape. It provides an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) faced by Potbelly in relation to its competition. Potbelly's competition analysis typically involves several steps, including:

Identifying the key players in the market: This involves identifying the major competitors of Potbelly in the market, both direct and indirect, as well as new entrants and disruptive technologies.
Assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each competitor: This involves evaluating each competitor's strengths and weaknesses in areas such as product offerings, market share, brand recognition, financial performance, and distribution channels.
Understanding the competitive environment: This involves evaluating the regulatory environment, economic conditions, and other factors that may impact Potbelly's competitive landscape.
Identifying opportunities and threats: This involves using the information gathered during the analysis to identify opportunities and threats to Potbelly, and developing a strategy to address them.
Evaluating the competitive landscape: This involves understanding the competitive dynamics of the market, such as pricing, marketing, and distribution strategies, as well as analyzing the competitive advantage of each competitor.

Competitive analysis is an essential tool for businesses to stay ahead of the competition and can be used to inform decision-making and strategy development. By understanding the competitive landscape and staying informed about the activities of competitors, a company can make more informed decisions and improve its overall performance.

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