Head to Head Comparison: Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL)

Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Darden Restaurants and Super Hi International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Darden Restaurants	9.01%	50.12%	9.30%
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Darden Restaurants and Super Hi International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Darden Restaurants	$11.58 billion	1.95	$1.03 billion	$8.73	22.04
Super Hi International	$733.36 million	2.19	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A

Darden Restaurants has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Darden Restaurants and Super Hi International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Darden Restaurants	1	7	17	0	2.64
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Darden Restaurants presently has a consensus price target of $192.52, suggesting a potential upside of 0.05%. Given Darden Restaurants’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Darden Restaurants beats Super Hi International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Darden Restaurants

Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V’s Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Orlando, Florida.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.