Comparing Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Super Hi International and Darden Restaurants, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Darden Restaurants has a consensus target price of $192.52, indicating a potential downside of 1.30%. Given Darden Restaurants’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Darden Restaurants is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Profitability

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

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Super Hi International and Darden Restaurants”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$733.36 million	2.26	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A
Darden Restaurants	$11.58 billion	1.97	$1.03 billion	$8.73	22.34

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

93.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Darden Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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

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.

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.