Comparing Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH)

Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) and Texas Roadhouse (NASDAQ:TXRH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and Texas Roadhouse’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yoshiharu Global	$9.22 million	0.65	-$3.04 million	($3.40)	-1.41
Texas Roadhouse	$4.63 billion	2.40	$304.88 million	$4.94	33.75

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

Risk and Volatility

Yoshiharu Global has a beta of 2.94, suggesting that its stock price is 194% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Texas Roadhouse has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and Texas Roadhouse’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yoshiharu Global	-29.04%	-105.07%	-20.96%
Texas Roadhouse	7.47%	30.94%	13.40%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Yoshiharu Global and Texas Roadhouse, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yoshiharu Global	0	0	0	0	N/A
Texas Roadhouse	0	12	10	0	2.45

Texas Roadhouse has a consensus price target of $169.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. Given Texas Roadhouse’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Texas Roadhouse is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.8% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 69.5% of Yoshiharu Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Texas Roadhouse shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Texas Roadhouse beats Yoshiharu Global on 11 of the 13 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 Texas Roadhouse

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates casual dining restaurants in the United States and internationally. It also operates and franchises restaurants under the Texas Roadhouse, Bubba's 33, and Jaggers names in 49 states and ten internationally. Texas Roadhouse, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.