Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, restaurant operator Denny's (Nasdaq: DENN)has earned a respected four-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Denny's and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Denny's facts

Headquarters (founded)

Spartanburg, S.C. (1980)

Market Cap

$461.2 million

Industry

Restaurants

Trailing-12-Month Revenue

$518.3 million

Management

CEO John Miller (since 2011)
CFO F. Mark Wolfinger (since 2005)

Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)

22%

Cash/Debt

$21.0 million / $204.4 million

Competitors

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
DineEquity
Waffle House

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 92% of the 450 members who have rated Denny's believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.  

Just last month, one of those bulls, dreamjob, tapped Denny's as a rather tasty bargain opportunity:

[S]trong owner earnings with this company, and it appears to be well managed in the last couple of years (low flow ratio, high ROIC). The main characteristic of this company that is appealing right now is that it is dirt cheap. Even with very conservative earnings growth estimates (say 3% per year average for next 5 years), we are still below intrinsic value of this stock. Analysts are expecting 19% on average per year. I don't think that's going to happen; however, it does give us starting point for estimation.

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