GEN Restaurant Group (GENK) Competitors $2.22 -0.16 (-6.72%) Closing price 05/22/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.24 +0.02 (+0.86%) As of 05/22/2026 04:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GENK vs. PTLO, GHG, FLL, LVO, and NDLSShould you buy GEN Restaurant Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares GEN Restaurant Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with GEN Restaurant Group include Portillo's (PTLO), GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG), Full House Resorts (FLL), LiveOne (LVO), and Noodles & Company (NDLS). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry. GENK vs. PTLOGENK vs. GHGGENK vs. FLLGENK vs. LVOGENK vs. NDLSHow does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Portillo's?Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media favor PTLO or GENK? In the previous week, Portillo's had 3 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Portillo's and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Portillo's' score of 0.25 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Portillo's Neutral GEN Restaurant Group Positive Do analysts recommend PTLO or GENK? Portillo's currently has a consensus price target of $7.02, suggesting a potential upside of 74.26%. GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 102.70%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Portillo's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Portillo's 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14GEN Restaurant Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PTLO or GENK more profitable? Portillo's has a net margin of 2.12% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -1.86%. Portillo's' return on equity of 3.17% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Portillo's2.12% 3.17% 0.98% GEN Restaurant Group -1.86%-4.50%-0.56% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PTLO or GENK? 98.3% of Portillo's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Portillo's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PTLO or GENK? Portillo's has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Which has better valuation and earnings, PTLO or GENK? Portillo's has higher revenue and earnings than GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portillo's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPortillo's$732.07M0.42$19.34M$0.2119.19GEN Restaurant Group$209.10M0.35-$3.03M-$0.74N/A SummaryPortillo's beats GEN Restaurant Group on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and GreenTree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk. Do analysts prefer GENK or GHG? GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 102.70%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than GreenTree Hospitality Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GEN Restaurant Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00GreenTree Hospitality Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the media favor GENK or GHG? In the previous week, GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat GreenTree Hospitality Group's score of 0.00 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment GEN Restaurant Group Positive GreenTree Hospitality Group Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, GENK or GHG? GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GreenTree Hospitality Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GENK or GHG? 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is GENK or GHG more profitable? GreenTree Hospitality Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -1.86%. GreenTree Hospitality Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GEN Restaurant Group-1.86% -4.50% -0.56% GreenTree Hospitality Group N/A N/A N/A Which has higher valuation and earnings, GENK or GHG? GreenTree Hospitality Group has higher revenue and earnings than GEN Restaurant Group. GreenTree Hospitality Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GEN Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGEN Restaurant Group$209.10M0.35-$3.03M-$0.74N/AGreenTree Hospitality Group$1.10B0.10$23.85M-$0.01N/A SummaryGEN Restaurant Group beats GreenTree Hospitality Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Full House Resorts?Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability. Do analysts prefer FLL or GENK? Full House Resorts currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.94%. GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 102.70%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Full House Resorts.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Full House Resorts 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25GEN Restaurant Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is FLL or GENK more profitable? GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -1.86% compared to Full House Resorts' net margin of -12.79%. GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity of -4.50% beat Full House Resorts' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Full House Resorts-12.79% -473.31% -5.99% GEN Restaurant Group -1.86%-4.50%-0.56% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FLL or GENK? GEN Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Full House Resorts. GEN Restaurant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Full House Resorts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFull House Resorts$302.38M0.32-$40.20M-$1.07N/AGEN Restaurant Group$209.10M0.35-$3.03M-$0.74N/A Does the media prefer FLL or GENK? In the previous week, Full House Resorts had 3 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Full House Resorts and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Full House Resorts' score of -0.12 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Full House Resorts Neutral GEN Restaurant Group Positive Which has more risk & volatility, FLL or GENK? Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Do institutionals & insiders believe in FLL or GENK? 37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGEN Restaurant Group beats Full House Resorts on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to LiveOne?GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, GENK or LVO? GEN Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than LiveOne. LiveOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GEN Restaurant Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGEN Restaurant Group$209.10M0.35-$3.03M-$0.74N/ALiveOne$114.40M0.82-$18.71M-$2.09N/A Do analysts recommend GENK or LVO? GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 102.70%. LiveOne has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.12%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than LiveOne.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GEN Restaurant Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00LiveOne 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor GENK or LVO? In the previous week, LiveOne had 2 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for LiveOne and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat LiveOne's score of 0.46 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment GEN Restaurant Group Positive LiveOne Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in GENK or LVO? 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of LiveOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of LiveOne shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GENK or LVO more profitable? GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -1.86% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.31%. LiveOne's return on equity of 0.00% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GEN Restaurant Group-1.86% -4.50% -0.56% LiveOne -27.31%N/A -33.89% Which has more volatility and risk, GENK or LVO? GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LiveOne has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the broader market. SummaryGEN Restaurant Group beats LiveOne on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Noodles & Company?GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GENK or NDLS? 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer GENK or NDLS? GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 102.70%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Noodles & Company.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GEN Restaurant Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Noodles & Company 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the media favor GENK or NDLS? In the previous week, Noodles & Company had 1 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Noodles & Company and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Noodles & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment GEN Restaurant Group Positive Noodles & Company Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, GENK or NDLS? GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GENK or NDLS? GEN Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Noodles & Company. GEN Restaurant Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noodles & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGEN Restaurant Group$209.10M0.35-$3.03M-$0.74N/ANoodles & Company$495.08M0.13-$42.57M-$6.38N/A Is GENK or NDLS more profitable? GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -1.86% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -7.46%. Noodles & Company's return on equity of 0.00% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GEN Restaurant Group-1.86% -4.50% -0.56% Noodles & Company -7.46%N/A -5.63% SummaryGEN Restaurant Group beats Noodles & Company on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get GEN Restaurant Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GENK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 GENK vs. The Competition ExportMetricGEN Restaurant GroupRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$78.36M$11.13B$27.41B$12.31BDividend YieldN/A2.77%178.41%5.31%P/E Ratio-3.0026.6619.7425.67Price / Sales0.351.624.1084.02Price / Cash5.2114.7614.9056.72Price / Book3.704.285.197.14Net Income-$3.03M$392.93M$957.86M$335.72M7 Day Performance1.83%1.29%2.02%3.02%1 Month Performance32.14%-1.71%-0.30%2.89%1 Year Performance-36.75%-8.71%2.05%35.21% GEN Restaurant Group Competitors List ExportCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GENKGEN Restaurant Group1.9022 of 5 stars$2.22-6.7%$4.50+102.7%-40.0%$78.36M$209.10MN/A2,700Positive NewsPTLOPortillo's4.9686 of 5 stars$3.98+1.3%$7.02+76.5%-65.6%$297.92M$732.07M18.957,890GHGGreenTree Hospitality Group1.0452 of 5 stars$1.16-1.7%N/A-43.7%$119.06M$156.92MN/A2,287FLLFull House Resorts2.1464 of 5 stars$2.72-0.4%$4.00+47.1%-23.0%$99M$302.38MN/A1,847Gap DownLVOLiveOne2.9023 of 5 stars$6.51+4.7%$12.50+92.0%-12.0%$83.79M$114.40MN/A180News CoverageAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Portillo's Alternatives GreenTree Hospitality Group Alternatives Full House Resorts Alternatives LiveOne Alternatives Noodles & Company Alternatives TH International Alternatives Happy City Alternatives ONE Group Hospitality Alternatives Century Casinos Alternatives Murano Global BV Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:GENK) was last updated on 5/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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