Head to Head Analysis: Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) & Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL)

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (NASDAQ:CBRL) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

96.0% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Super Hi International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	$3.51 billion	0.26	$40.93 million	$1.61	25.01
Super Hi International	$733.36 million	2.34	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Super Hi International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	2	5	2	0	2.00
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store currently has a consensus target price of $57.13, indicating a potential upside of 41.89%. Given Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Profitability

This table compares Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Super Hi International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	1.15%	18.61%	3.79%
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store beats Super Hi International on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. develops and operates the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store concept in the United States. Its Cracker Barrel stores consist of restaurants with a gift shop. The company's restaurants serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily, as well as dine-in, pick-up, and delivery services. Its gift shop offers various decorative and functional items, such as rocking chairs, seasonal gifts, apparel, toys, food, cookware, and various other gift items, as well as various candies, preserves, and other food items. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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.