GEN Restaurant Group (GENK) Competitors

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Potbelly (NASDAQ:PBPB) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GENK or PBPB?

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Potbelly shares are held by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Potbelly shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor GENK or PBPB?

In the previous week, Potbelly had 3 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Potbelly and 2 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. Potbelly's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of 0.89 indicating that Potbelly is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Potbelly	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GENK or PBPB?

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Potbelly has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GENK or PBPB?

GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 153.97%. Potbelly has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.52%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Potbelly.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GEN Restaurant Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Potbelly	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is GENK or PBPB more profitable?

Potbelly has a net margin of 2.30% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -0.34%. Potbelly's return on equity of 16.31% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GEN Restaurant Group	-0.34%	0.78%	0.14%
Potbelly	2.30%	16.31%	3.56%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GENK or PBPB?

Potbelly has higher revenue and earnings than GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Potbelly, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group	$208.38M	0.50	$590K	-$0.14	-22.50
Potbelly	$462.60M	0.83	$40.29M	$0.35	36.09

Summary

Potbelly beats GEN Restaurant Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.