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GENK vs. GHG, HCHL, FLL, NDLS, and LVO

Should 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 GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG), Happy City (HCHL), Full House Resorts (FLL), Noodles & Company (NDLS), and LiveOne (LVO). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.

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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

GreenTree Hospitality Group has lower revenue, but higher 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 Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.28-$3.03M-$0.74N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group$156.92M0.72$23.85M-$0.08N/A

GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 145.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than GreenTree Hospitality Group.

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
GreenTree Hospitality Group
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's average media sentiment score of 1.01 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

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GreenTree Hospitality Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats GreenTree Hospitality Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Happy City?

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

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 145.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Happy City.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Happy City
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

In the previous week, Happy City had 1 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Happy City and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of 1.01 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Happy City Positive
GEN Restaurant Group Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Happy City$6.80M17.34-$2.43MN/AN/A
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.28-$3.03M-$0.74N/A

Happy City has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GEN Restaurant Group's net margin of -1.86%. 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
Happy CityN/A N/A N/A
GEN Restaurant Group -1.86%-4.50%-0.56%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Full House Resorts?

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

GEN Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.28-$3.03M-$0.74N/A
Full House Resorts$302.38M0.28-$40.20M-$1.07N/A

GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 145.90%. Full House Resorts has a consensus target price of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 69.06%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's higher possible 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
GEN Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Full House Resorts
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Full House Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Full House Resorts and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Full House Resorts' score of 0.61 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group Positive
Full House Resorts Positive

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
GEN Restaurant Group-1.86% -4.50% -0.56%
Full House Resorts -12.79%-473.31%-5.99%

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group and Full House Resorts tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does GEN Restaurant Group compare to Noodles & Company?

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

GEN Restaurant Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Ratio
Noodles & Company$495.09M0.15-$42.57M-$6.38N/A
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.28-$3.03M-$0.74N/A

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 145.90%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Noodles & Company.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Noodles & Company
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50
GEN Restaurant Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Noodles & Company had 2 more articles in the media than GEN Restaurant Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Noodles & Company and 0 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Noodles & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Noodles & Company Neutral
GEN Restaurant Group Positive

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
Noodles & Company-7.46% N/A -5.63%
GEN Restaurant Group -1.86%-4.50%-0.56%

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% 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.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Noodles & Company on 10 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -1.86% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.22%. 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 -27.22%N/A -41.60%

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LiveOne has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 145.90%. LiveOne has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 138.82%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's higher possible upside, equities research 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
LiveOne
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of LiveOne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.28-$3.03M-$0.74N/A
LiveOne$77.14M0.92-$20.97M-$1.94N/A

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 1.01 beat LiveOne's score of -0.27 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group Positive
LiveOne Neutral

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats LiveOne on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GENK vs. The Competition

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MetricGEN Restaurant GroupRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$60.94M$10.94B$27.37B$12.68B
Dividend YieldN/A2.60%176.86%9.42%
P/E Ratio-2.5026.8321.5123.95
Price / Sales0.281.653.59115.11
Price / Cash4.0114.5517.6660.45
Price / Book2.294.736.476.16
Net Income-$3.03M$388.37M$954.23M$331.73M
7 Day Performance1.10%-1.95%-1.38%-0.92%
1 Month Performance-12.86%0.35%0.52%-2.23%
1 Year Performance-61.15%-14.59%-6.17%14.79%

GEN Restaurant Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GENK
GEN Restaurant Group
2.2114 of 5 stars		$1.83
-1.1%		$4.50
+145.9%		-53.5%$60.94M$212.54MN/A2,700
GHG
GreenTree Hospitality Group
0.7635 of 5 stars		$1.16
-2.1%		N/A-56.7%$119.06M$156.92MN/A2,287
HCHL
Happy City
1.2206 of 5 stars		$3.96
flat		N/AN/A$117.90M$6.80MN/A104
FLL
Full House Resorts
2.1811 of 5 stars		$2.52
-2.3%		$4.00
+58.7%		-51.5%$93.56M$302.38MN/A1,847
NDLS
Noodles & Company
0.2185 of 5 stars		$11.88
-5.6%		N/A+67.2%$74.12M$495.09MN/A6,500

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