Trip.com Group Ltd vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Trip.com Group Ltd trades at $43.78 (market cap $28.12B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.62 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: Trip.com Group Ltd is far larger — about 18.7× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TCOM | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.12B | $1.50B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $78.96 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $39.84 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $20.82B | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | 0.42% | 7.13% |
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Trip.com is the largest online travel agent in China and is positioned to benefit from the country's rising demand for higher-margin outbound travel as passport penetration is only 12% in China. The company generated about 78% of sales from accommodation reservations and transportation ticketing in 2020. The rest of revenue comes from package tours and corporate travel. Prior to the pandemic in 2019, the company generated 25% of revenue from international business, which is important to its margin expansion. Most of sales come from websites and mobile platforms, while the rest come from call centers. The competes in a crowded OTA industry in China, including Meituan, Alibaba-backed Fliggy, Toncheng, and Qunar. The company was founded in 1999 and listed on the Nasdaq in December 2003.
Read more on TCOM →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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