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GENK vs. RICK, RRGB, HCHL, NDLS, and MB

Should you buy GEN Restaurant Group stock or one of its competitors? GEN Restaurant Group's main competitors and comparable companies include RCI Hospitality (RICK), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), Happy City (HCHL), Noodles & Company (NDLS), and MasterBeef Group (MB). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry.

How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to RCI Hospitality?

RCI Hospitality (NASDAQ:RICK) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 106.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than RCI Hospitality.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
RCI Hospitality
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
GEN Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

RCI Hospitality has higher revenue and earnings than GEN Restaurant Group. RCI Hospitality 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 Ratio
RCI Hospitality$279.43M0.72$10.81M-$0.41N/A
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.22-$3.03M-$0.83N/A

In the previous week, RCI Hospitality had 2 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for RCI Hospitality and 1 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat RCI Hospitality's score of 0.61 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
RCI Hospitality Positive
GEN Restaurant Group Positive

RCI Hospitality has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

53.8% of RCI Hospitality shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.4% of RCI Hospitality shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned 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.

RCI Hospitality has a net margin of -1.48% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -2.09%. RCI Hospitality's return on equity of -1.74% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
RCI Hospitality-1.48% -1.74% -0.72%
GEN Restaurant Group -2.09%-7.76%-0.77%

Summary

RCI Hospitality beats GEN Restaurant Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers?

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ:RRGB) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

GEN Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 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 Ratio
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers$1.21B0.13-$23.28M-$1.69N/A
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.22-$3.03M-$0.83N/A

In the previous week, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers had 12 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and 1 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' score of 0.19 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Neutral
GEN Restaurant Group Positive

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers presently has a consensus target price of $8.33, indicating a potential downside of 3.44%. GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 106.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
2 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
GEN Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -2.09% compared to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' net margin of -2.55%. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers' return on equity of 0.00% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers-2.55% N/A -2.65%
GEN Restaurant Group -2.09%-7.76%-0.77%

84.0% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Red Robin Gourmet Burgers on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Happy City?

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Happy City.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GEN Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Happy City
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, GEN Restaurant Group and GEN Restaurant Group both had 1 articles in the media. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of 1.04 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group Positive
Happy City Very Positive

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group 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.

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Happy City has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

Happy City has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GEN Restaurant Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.22-$3.03M-$0.83N/A
Happy City$6.80M17.34-$2.43MN/AN/A

Happy City has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -2.09%. Happy City'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-2.09% -7.76% -0.77%
Happy City N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Happy City beats GEN Restaurant Group on 7 of the 13 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 consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -2.09% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -4.71%. 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-2.09% -7.76% -0.77%
Noodles & Company -4.71%N/A -3.40%

GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus target price of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 106.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Noodles & Company
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

GEN Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company 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 Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.22-$3.03M-$0.83N/A
Noodles & Company$495.09M0.17-$42.57M-$4.01N/A

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, GEN Restaurant Group and GEN Restaurant Group both had 1 articles in the media. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of 1.04 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group Positive
Noodles & Company Very Positive

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Noodles & Company on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to MasterBeef Group?

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

In the previous week, MasterBeef Group had 1 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for MasterBeef Group and 1 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat MasterBeef Group's score of 0.89 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
MasterBeef Group Positive
GEN Restaurant Group Positive

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned 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.

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 106.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than MasterBeef Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MasterBeef Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
GEN Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

MasterBeef Group has a beta of 4.62, indicating that its stock price is 362% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

MasterBeef Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -2.09%. MasterBeef 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
MasterBeef GroupN/A N/A N/A
GEN Restaurant Group -2.09%-7.76%-0.77%

GEN Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than MasterBeef Group.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MasterBeef Group$58.99M1.07-$6.75MN/AN/A
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.22-$3.03M-$0.83N/A

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats MasterBeef Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GENK vs. The Competition

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MetricGEN Restaurant GroupHotels, Restaurants & Leisure IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$47.80M$7.37B$12.54B$13.18B
Dividend YieldN/A3.91%79.03%19.60%
P/E RatioN/A17.8542.1518.86
Price / Sales0.26337.7488.9578.95
Price / Cash3.1820.5931.6952.75
Price / Book2.114.323.965.92
Net Income-$3.03M$261.14M$444.43M$380.90M
7 Day Performance6.29%-0.20%-0.53%-4.38%
1 Month Performance-3.43%-4.01%-3.13%-7.25%
1 Year Performance-45.31%-8.29%-5.73%-4.95%

GEN Restaurant Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GENK
GEN Restaurant Group
2.0474 of 5 stars		$1.69
+16.6%		$3.00
+77.5%		-52.5%$47.80M$212.54MN/A2,700
RICK
RCI Hospitality
1.3 of 5 stars		$26.11
+0.3%		N/A-5.8%$198.99M$279.43MN/A3,444
RRGB
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers
0.7279 of 5 stars		$8.36
+3.9%		$8.33
-0.3%		+28.6%$152.18M$1.19BN/A18,852
HCHL
Happy City
0.6602 of 5 stars		$3.96
flat		N/AN/A$117.90M$6.80MN/A38
NDLS
Noodles & Company
0.7272 of 5 stars		$13.87
+6.0%		N/A+178.6%$78.04M$495.09MN/A6,500

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