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Happy City (HCHL) Competitors

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As of 06/12/2026

HCHL vs. PTLO, GHG, FLL, LVO, 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 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.

How does Happy City compare to Portillo's?

Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) and Portillo's (NASDAQ:PTLO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Portillo's has a net margin of 2.12% compared to Happy City's net margin of 0.00%. Portillo's' return on equity of 3.17% beat Happy City's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Happy CityN/A N/A N/A
Portillo's 2.12%3.17%0.98%

Portillo's has a consensus price target of $7.02, suggesting a potential upside of 55.54%. Given Portillo's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Portillo's 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
Portillo's
1 Sell rating(s)
10 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08

Portillo's has higher revenue and earnings than Happy City.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Portillo's$738.25M0.46$19.34M$0.2121.50

98.3% of Portillo's shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Portillo's 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.

In the previous week, Portillo's had 6 more articles in the media than Happy City. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Portillo's and 4 mentions for Happy City. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Portillo's' score of 0.22 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Portillo's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Portillo's beats Happy City on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?

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

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

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
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, Happy City had 3 more articles in the media than GreenTree Hospitality Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Happy City and 1 mentions for GreenTree Hospitality Group. GreenTree Hospitality Group's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Happy City's score of 0.54 indicating that GreenTree Hospitality Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Happy City Positive
GreenTree Hospitality Group Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Happy CityN/A N/A N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group N/A N/A N/A

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group$156.92M0.73$23.85M-$0.01N/A

Summary

GreenTree Hospitality Group beats Happy City on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to Full House Resorts?

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

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
Full House Resorts-12.79% -473.31% -5.99%
Happy City N/A N/A N/A

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Full House Resorts$301.74M0.37-$40.20M-$1.07N/A
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

In the previous week, Happy City had 2 more articles in the media than Full House Resorts. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Happy City and 2 mentions for Full House Resorts. Full House Resorts' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Happy City's score of 0.54 indicating that Full House Resorts is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Full House Resorts currently has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Full House Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Full House Resorts is more favorable than Happy City.

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)
2.25
Happy City
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

Full House Resorts beats Happy City on 7 of the 11 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
LiveOne$77.51M1.08-$18.71M-$2.09N/A
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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

In the previous week, Happy City had 2 more articles in the media than LiveOne. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Happy City and 2 mentions for LiveOne. Happy City's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat LiveOne's score of 0.30 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

LiveOne currently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.93%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

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

Summary

LiveOne beats Happy City on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Happy City compare to Noodles & Company?

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

In the previous week, Happy City had 2 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Happy City and 2 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Happy City's score of 0.54 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
Happy City
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company$495.09M0.17-$42.57M-$6.38N/A
Happy CityN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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
Noodles & Company-7.46% N/A -5.63%
Happy City N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Noodles & Company beats Happy City on 5 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

MetricHappy CityRetail – Eating Places IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$117.89M$170.95M$27.24B$12.37B
Dividend YieldN/AN/A176.83%5.66%
P/E RatioN/A256.6720.6524.71
Price / SalesN/A1.404.08165.59
Price / CashN/A21.5615.2137.92
Price / BookN/A2.366.276.85
Net IncomeN/A-$9.56M$961.79M$337.45M
7 Day Performance1.28%20.31%4.17%2.70%
1 Month Performance15.12%17.36%6.21%4.60%
1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A5.45%32.81%

Happy City Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HCHL
Happy City
N/A$3.96
flat
N/AN/A$117.89MN/AN/A104
PTLO
Portillo's
4.877 of 5 stars
$3.96
+1.3%
$7.02
+77.3%
-61.2%$300.19M$738.25M18.867,890
GHG
GreenTree Hospitality Group
1.6138 of 5 stars
$1.15
+1.3%
N/A-44.5%$115.53M$156.92MN/A2,287
FLL
Full House Resorts
2.2641 of 5 stars
$2.44
+0.8%
$4.00
+63.9%
+9.6%$88.49M$301.74MN/A1,847
LVO
LiveOne
2.2871 of 5 stars
$6.14
-4.2%
$12.50
+103.6%
-21.5%$82.71M$77.51MN/A180

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This page (NASDAQ:HCHL) was last updated on 6/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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