GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK – Get Free Report) and Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Yoshiharu Global’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
GEN Restaurant Group | $195.29 million | 1.45 | $8.41 million | $0.18 | 48.50 |
Yoshiharu Global | $9.22 million | 0.65 | -$3.04 million | ($3.40) | -1.41 |
GEN Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than Yoshiharu Global. Yoshiharu Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GEN Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
GEN Restaurant Group | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Yoshiharu Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus target price of $13.17, indicating a potential upside of 50.82%. Given GEN Restaurant Group’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 69.5% of Yoshiharu Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 2.3, indicating that its stock price is 130% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yoshiharu Global has a beta of 2.94, indicating that its stock price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Yoshiharu Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
GEN Restaurant Group | 0.56% | 2.76% | 0.55% |
Yoshiharu Global | -29.04% | -105.07% | -20.96% |
Summary
GEN Restaurant Group beats Yoshiharu Global on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GEN Restaurant Group
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, New York, and Florida. It offers meats, poultry, and seafood. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.
About Yoshiharu Global
Yoshiharu Global Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of Japanese restaurants in California. It offers bone broth, ramen, sushi rolls, bento boxes, and other Japanese cuisines. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Buena Park, California.
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