NDLS vs. GENK, THCH, CNTY, STKS, HCHL, LVO, FATBB, FAT, ARKR, and YOSH
Should you be buying Noodles & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Noodles & Company include GEN Restaurant Group (GENK), TH International (THCH), Century Casinos (CNTY), ONE Group Hospitality (STKS), Happy City (HCHL), LiveOne (LVO), FAT Brands (FATBB), FAT Brands (FAT), Ark Restaurants (ARKR), and Yoshiharu Global (YOSH). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
Noodles & Company vs. Its Competitors
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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Noodles & Company and Noodles & Company both had 3 articles in the media. GEN Restaurant Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Noodles & Company's score of 0.57 indicating that GEN Restaurant Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Noodles & Company presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 366.56%. GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 180.70%. Given Noodles & Company's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than GEN Restaurant Group.
GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -0.34% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -8.70%. GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity of 0.78% beat Noodles & Company's return on equity.
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.
Summary
GEN Restaurant Group beats Noodles & Company on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:NDLS) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
