Q1 EPS Estimate for GEN Restaurant Group Reduced by Analyst

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GENK) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for GEN Restaurant Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, March 7th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.01. The consensus estimate for GEN Restaurant Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for GEN Restaurant Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

Separately, Benchmark dropped their target price on GEN Restaurant Group from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday.

GEN Restaurant Group Stock Down 9.3 %

NASDAQ:GENK opened at $5.67 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $185.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.35 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $6.41 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $7.71. GEN Restaurant Group has a 52-week low of $5.00 and a 52-week high of $14.46.

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.01). GEN Restaurant Group had a return on equity of 1.83% and a net margin of 0.39%. The company had revenue of $54.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.77 million.

Insider Buying and Selling at GEN Restaurant Group

In related news, CEO David Wook Jin Kim purchased 4,277 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $7.36 per share, with a total value of $31,478.72. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 151,870 shares in the company, valued at $1,117,763.20. This trade represents a 2.90 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Insiders own 61.13% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GEN Restaurant Group

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bard Associates Inc. lifted its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 1.7% in the third quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 175,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,483,000 after buying an additional 2,956 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its position in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 72.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 838,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,000 after acquiring an additional 352,922 shares during the period. Portolan Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 372,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,146,000 after acquiring an additional 6,641 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 46,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $393,000 after acquiring an additional 2,427 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Morris Harris LLC grew its holdings in GEN Restaurant Group by 14.3% during the fourth quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 219,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after purchasing an additional 27,591 shares during the period. 10.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

GEN Restaurant Group Company Profile

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.