Head-To-Head Analysis: Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) and Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN)

Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) and Bloomin’ Brands (NASDAQ:BLMN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Yoshiharu Global has a beta of 2.93, indicating that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bloomin’ Brands has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and Bloomin’ Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yoshiharu Global	-33.01%	-92.09%	-22.00%
Bloomin’ Brands	1.56%	65.73%	7.26%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Yoshiharu Global and Bloomin’ Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yoshiharu Global	0	0	0	0	N/A
Bloomin’ Brands	0	8	2	0	2.20

Bloomin’ Brands has a consensus target price of $26.56, suggesting a potential upside of 36.32%. Given Bloomin’ Brands’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bloomin’ Brands is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and Bloomin’ Brands’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yoshiharu Global	$9.22 million	0.59	-$3.04 million	($3.40)	-1.30
Bloomin’ Brands	$4.67 billion	0.36	$247.39 million	$0.64	30.44

Bloomin’ Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Yoshiharu Global. Yoshiharu Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bloomin’ Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Bloomin’ Brands beats Yoshiharu Global on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Bloomin’ Brands

Bloomin' Brands, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casual, upscale casual, and fine dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, U.S. and International. Its restaurant portfolio has four concepts, including Outback Steakhouse, a casual steakhouse restaurant; Carrabba's Italian Grill, a casual Italian restaurant; Bonefish Grill; and Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, a contemporary steakhouse. The company was founded in 1988 and is based in Tampa, Florida.