VARE vs. MEX, TAST, RBG, HVT, HVTA, COM, NGHT, MORE, CAKE, and CPG
Should you be buying Various Eateries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Various Eateries include Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX), Tasty (TAST), Revolution Bars Group (RBG), Heavitree Brewery (HVT), Heavitree Brewery (HVTA), Comptoir Group (COM), Nightcap (NGHT), Hostmore (MORE), Patisserie (CAKE), and Compass Group (CPG). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.
Various Eateries vs. Its Competitors
Various Eateries (LON:VARE) and Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
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.
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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Various Eateries has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortilla Mexican Grill has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Tortilla Mexican Grill had 1 more articles in the media than Various Eateries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tortilla Mexican Grill and 0 mentions for Various Eateries. Various Eateries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Tortilla Mexican Grill'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
Various Eateries and Tortilla Mexican Grill tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:VARE) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff