GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) Financial Comparison

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

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

Analyst Ratings

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Super Hi International”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	1.42	$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.

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.