Various Eateries (VARE) Competitors GBX 10 -0.25 (-2.44%) As of 09/12/2025 03:15 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsBuy This Stock VARE vs. MEX, RBG, HVT, HVTA, NGHT, COM, TAST, MORE, CAKE, and CPGShould you be buying Various Eateries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Various Eateries include Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX), Revolution Bars Group (RBG), Heavitree Brewery (HVT), Heavitree Brewery (HVTA), Nightcap (NGHT), Comptoir Group (COM), Tasty (TAST), Hostmore (MORE), Patisserie (CAKE), and Compass Group (CPG). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Various Eateries vs. Its Competitors Tortilla Mexican Grill Revolution Bars Group Heavitree Brewery Heavitree Brewery Nightcap Comptoir Group Tasty Hostmore Patisserie Compass Group Various Eateries (LON:VARE) and Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals believe in VARE or MEX? 23.2% of Various Eateries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.4% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. 68.2% of Various Eateries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.2% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, VARE or MEX? Tortilla Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than Various Eateries. Various Eateries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tortilla Mexican Grill, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVarious Eateries£51.47M0.34-£6.50M-£0.01-1,000.00Tortilla Mexican Grill£68.00M0.24-£708.94K-£0.09-500.00 Which has more volatility & risk, VARE or MEX? Various Eateries has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortilla Mexican Grill has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is VARE or MEX more profitable? Tortilla Mexican Grill has a net margin of -1.10% compared to Various Eateries' net margin of -13.11%. Various Eateries' return on equity of -21.44% beat Tortilla Mexican Grill's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Various Eateries-13.11% -21.44% -3.07% Tortilla Mexican Grill -1.10%-27.06%1.87% Does the media favor VARE or MEX? In the previous week, Various Eateries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tortilla Mexican Grill'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Various Eateries Neutral Tortilla Mexican Grill Neutral SummaryVarious Eateries beats Tortilla Mexican Grill on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Various Eateries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VARE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VARE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVarious EateriesRestaurants IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£17.94M£3.23B£3.93B£2.58BDividend YieldN/A5.09%3.53%5.30%P/E Ratio-1,000.00469.76518.465,410.94Price / Sales0.3448.15251.4696,613.70Price / Cash1.8143.1831.1627.93Price / Book0.572.173.567.77Net Income-£6.50M£96.75M£264.31M£5.89B7 Day Performance-13.42%-0.39%-0.04%6.51%1 Month Performance-13.04%-2.54%0.57%55.22%1 Year PerformanceN/A-10.18%35.76%154.12% Various Eateries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VAREVarious EateriesN/AGBX 10-2.4%N/A-44.4%£17.94M£51.47M-1,000.001,013Gap DownMEXTortilla Mexican GrillN/AGBX 43.05-1.0%N/A-17.3%£16.65M£68.00M-500.581,146RBGRevolution Bars GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£12M£158.90M-10.003,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeHVTHeavitree BreweryN/AGBX 215flatN/AN/A£10.52M£7.62M556.992,840HVTAHeavitree BreweryN/AGBX 160flatN/A-13.5%£8.79M£7.62M414.5115NGHTNightcapN/AN/AN/AN/A£5.16M£56.27M-110.001,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCOMComptoir GroupN/AGBX 4.15flatN/A+3.1%£5.09M£34.62M-262.66609TASTTastyN/AGBX 0.50-4.8%N/A-54.2%£988K£36.62M5.711,041Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMOREHostmoreN/AN/AN/AN/A£196K£190.66M-0.704,578Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCAKEPatisserieN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0047,500Positive NewsCPGCompass Group2.7793 of 5 starsGBX 2,546.34-0.4%GBX 2,770+8.8%+7.2%£43.21B£43.83B2,964.31550,000News CoverageDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tortilla Mexican Grill Competitors Revolution Bars Group Competitors Heavitree Brewery Competitors Heavitree Brewery Competitors Nightcap Competitors Comptoir Group Competitors Tasty Competitors Hostmore Competitors Patisserie Competitors Compass Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:VARE) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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