Head-To-Head Analysis: GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL)

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Super Hi International”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group	$195.29 million	1.42	$8.41 million	$0.18	47.67
Super Hi International	$733.36 million	1.50	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A

Super Hi International has higher revenue and earnings than GEN Restaurant Group.

Profitability

This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Super Hi International’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%
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for GEN Restaurant Group and Super Hi International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GEN Restaurant Group	0	0	3	0	3.00
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	N/A

GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $13.17, indicating a potential upside of 53.46%. Given GEN Restaurant Group’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Super Hi International on 7 of the 10 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 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.