Various Eateries (VARE) Competitors GBX 13.40 +1.15 (+9.39%) As of 08/1/2025 09:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsBuy This Stock VARE vs. MEX, RBG, HVTA, HVT, 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 (HVTA), Heavitree Brewery (HVT), 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in VARE or MEX? 21.3% of Various Eateries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. 70.2% of Various Eateries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth. 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, 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. Tortilla Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Various Eateries' score of 0.00 indicating that Tortilla Mexican Grill is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Various Eateries Neutral Tortilla Mexican Grill Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, VARE or MEX? Tortilla Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than Various Eateries. Tortilla Mexican Grill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Various Eateries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVarious Eateries£49.60M0.47-£6.50M-£3.72-3.61Tortilla Mexican Grill£64.46M0.26-£708.94K-£1.83-23.84 SummaryTortilla Mexican Grill beats Various Eateries on 8 of the 13 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. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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£23.46M£3.00B£3.39B£3.03BDividend YieldN/A4.96%3.55%5.02%P/E Ratio-3.6115.7568.62176.75Price / Sales0.4754.5170.05264,362.45Price / Cash1.8143.1831.1627.97Price / Book0.762.243.704.53Net Income-£6.50M£96.75M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance7.20%-0.37%-2.05%12.58%1 Month Performance1.90%0.34%-0.65%4.67%1 Year Performance-25.56%-4.90%35.73%72.88% Various Eateries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VAREVarious EateriesN/AGBX 13.40+9.4%N/A-25.6%£23.46M£49.60M-3.611,013Gap UpMEXTortilla Mexican GrillN/AGBX 43.45-2.4%N/A-19.0%£16.80M£64.46M-23.701,146Gap DownRBGRevolution Bars GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£12M£158.90M-10.003,500Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeHVTAHeavitree BreweryN/AGBX 155flatN/A-3.1%£8.59M£8.52M5.6015HVTHeavitree BreweryN/AGBX 215flatN/A-18.9%£7.58M£5.42M4.952,840NGHTNightcapN/AN/AN/AN/A£5.16M£56.27M-110.001,000News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCOMComptoir GroupN/AGBX 3.80-2.6%N/A-22.2%£4.66M£32.59M-1.82609Gap UpTASTTastyN/AGBX 0.47-11.4%N/A-44.7%£968K£63.05M0.131,041Trending NewsGap UpMOREHostmoreN/AN/AN/AN/A£196K£190.66M-0.704,578News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCAKEPatisserieN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0047,500CPGCompass Group1.526 of 5 starsGBX 2,627-0.5%GBX 2,770+5.4%+12.3%£44.56B£31.57B33.03550,000News CoverageDividend Increase 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 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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