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Happy City (HCHL) Competitors

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

Should you buy Happy City stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Happy City 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 Happy City include GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG), Full House Resorts (FLL), LiveOne (LVO), GEN Restaurant Group (GENK), and Noodles & Company (NDLS). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.

How does Happy City compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?

GreenTree Hospitality Group (NYSE:GHG) and Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GreenTree Hospitality GroupN/A N/A N/A
Happy City N/A N/A N/A

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GreenTree Hospitality Group
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
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, Happy City had 1 more articles in the media than GreenTree Hospitality Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Happy City and 0 mentions for GreenTree Hospitality Group. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat GreenTree Hospitality Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
GreenTree Hospitality Group Neutral
Happy City Positive

8.1% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by institutional investors. 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held 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.

GreenTree Hospitality Group has higher revenue and earnings than Happy City.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GreenTree Hospitality Group$156.92M0.72$23.85M-$0.01N/A
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

GreenTree Hospitality Group beats Happy City on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to Full House Resorts?

Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) and Full House Resorts (NASDAQ:FLL) 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, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Happy City and Happy City both had 1 articles in the media. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Full House Resorts' score of 0.00 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Happy City
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Full House Resorts
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Full House Resorts has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.81%. Given Full House Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Full House Resorts 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
Full House Resorts
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Happy City has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Full House Resorts' net margin of -12.79%. Happy City's return on equity of 0.00% beat Full House Resorts' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Happy CityN/A N/A N/A
Full House Resorts -12.79%-473.31%-5.99%

Happy City has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Full House Resorts.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Full House Resorts$302.38M0.32-$40.20M-$1.07N/A

Summary

Full House Resorts beats Happy City on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to LiveOne?

LiveOne (NASDAQ:LVO) and Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) are both small-cap restaurants, hotels, motels companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, LiveOne and LiveOne both had 1 articles in the media. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat LiveOne's score of 0.46 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
LiveOne
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Happy City
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

21.3% of LiveOne shares are held by institutional investors. 24.6% of LiveOne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Happy City has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LiveOne.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne$114.40M0.82-$18.71M-$2.09N/A
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Happy City has a net margin of 0.00% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.31%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
LiveOne-27.31% N/A -33.89%
Happy City N/A N/A N/A

LiveOne presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 80.38%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe LiveOne is more favorable than Happy City.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
LiveOne
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Happy City
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

LiveOne beats Happy City on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to GEN Restaurant Group?

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) 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 profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

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 0.67 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group Neutral
Happy City 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
GEN Restaurant Group-1.86% -4.50% -0.56%
Happy City N/A N/A N/A

GEN Restaurant Group presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 106.42%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
1 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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group$212.54M0.34-$3.03M-$0.74N/A
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Happy City on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to Noodles & Company?

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

In the previous week, Happy City had 1 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Happy City and 0 mentions for Noodles & Company. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Noodles & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that Happy City is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Happy City Positive
Noodles & Company Neutral

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Happy City has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Noodles & Company.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Noodles & Company$495.09M0.14-$42.57M-$6.38N/A

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
Noodles & Company
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.50

Happy City has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -7.46%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Happy CityN/A N/A N/A
Noodles & Company -7.46%N/A -5.63%

Summary

Happy City and Noodles & Company tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HCHL vs. The Competition

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MetricHappy CityRetail – Eating Places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$70.12M$147.96M$27.00B$12.44B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A178.40%5.28%
P/E RatioN/A242.3320.0425.77
Price / SalesN/A1.404.1187.38
Price / CashN/A25.7414.9556.67
Price / BookN/A3.385.217.20
Net IncomeN/A-$16.44M$957.86M$335.78M
7 Day Performance5.80%11.32%2.98%4.04%
1 Month Performance135.48%29.69%-0.35%2.70%
1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A2.65%36.92%

Happy City Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCHL
Happy City
N/A$3.65
+6.1%		N/AN/A$70.12MN/AN/A104
GHG
GreenTree Hospitality Group
1.0518 of 5 stars		$1.16
-1.7%		N/A-43.7%$117.04M$156.92MN/A2,287
FLL
Full House Resorts
1.8424 of 5 stars		$2.72
-0.4%		$4.00
+47.1%		-21.6%$98.64M$301.74MN/A1,847
LVO
LiveOne
2.9335 of 5 stars		$6.51
+4.7%		$12.50
+92.0%		-9.2%$87.70M$77.51MN/A180
GENK
GEN Restaurant Group
1.3769 of 5 stars		$2.29
-0.4%		$4.50
+96.5%		-36.8%$75.39M$212.54MN/A2,700

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This page (NASDAQ:HCHL) was last updated on 5/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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