Do analysts rate HCHL or NDLS?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HCHL or NDLS?

Happy City has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Noodles & Company. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Happy City $6.80M 17.34 -$2.43M N/A N/A Noodles & Company $495.09M 0.17 -$42.57M -$6.38 N/A

Is HCHL or NDLS more profitable?

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

Do analysts recommend NDLS or GHG?

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 GreenTree Hospitality Group 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Is NDLS or GHG more profitable?

GreenTree Hospitality Group 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% GreenTree Hospitality Group N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend NDLS or FLL?

Full House Resorts has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.37%. Given Full House Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Full House Resorts 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 Full House Resorts 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25

Do analysts rate NDLS or LVO?

LiveOne has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 120.85%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiveOne 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 LiveOne 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Is NDLS or LVO more profitable?

Noodles & Company has a net margin of -7.46% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.22%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Noodles & Company -7.46% N/A -5.63% LiveOne -27.22% N/A -40.63%

Noodles & Company (NDLS) Competitors

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

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

How does Noodles & Company compare to Happy City?

Happy City (NASDAQ:HCHL) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) 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 institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company 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.

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

In the previous week, Happy City had 2 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Happy City and 0 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Happy City's score of 0.37 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Happy City	Neutral
Noodles & Company	Very Positive

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Happy City	$6.80M	17.34	-$2.43M	N/A	N/A
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.17	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/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

Summary

Happy City and Noodles & Company tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noodles & Company compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?

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

In the previous week, GreenTree Hospitality Group had 3 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GreenTree Hospitality Group and 0 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat GreenTree Hospitality Group's score of 0.34 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noodles & Company	Very Positive
GreenTree Hospitality Group	Neutral

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GreenTree Hospitality Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

GreenTree Hospitality Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noodles & Company. GreenTree Hospitality 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.17	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
GreenTree Hospitality Group	$156.92M	0.74	$23.85M	-$0.01	N/A

GreenTree Hospitality Group 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%
GreenTree Hospitality Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
GreenTree Hospitality Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Summary

GreenTree Hospitality Group beats Noodles & Company on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noodles & Company compare to Full House Resorts?

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

In the previous week, Full House Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Full House Resorts and 0 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Full House Resorts' score of 0.88 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noodles & Company	Very Positive
Full House Resorts	Positive

Full House Resorts has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.37%. Given Full House Resorts' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Full House Resorts 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
Full House Resorts	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Full House Resorts has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noodles & Company. Full House Resorts is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noodles & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.17	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
Full House Resorts	$302.38M	0.33	-$40.20M	-$1.07	N/A

Noodles & Company has a net margin of -7.46% compared to Full House Resorts' net margin of -12.79%. Noodles & Company's return on equity of 0.00% beat Full House Resorts' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%
Full House Resorts	-12.79%	-473.31%	-5.99%

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.7% of Full House Resorts shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are held 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.

Summary

Noodles & Company and Full House Resorts tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noodles & Company compare to LiveOne?

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

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of LiveOne shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of LiveOne 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, LiveOne had 12 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for LiveOne and 0 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat LiveOne's score of 0.96 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noodles & Company	Very Positive
LiveOne	Positive

LiveOne has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Noodles & Company. LiveOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Noodles & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.17	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
LiveOne	$77.14M	0.99	-$20.97M	-$1.94	N/A

LiveOne has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 120.85%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LiveOne 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
LiveOne	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LiveOne has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its share price is 60% more volatile than the broader market.

Noodles & Company has a net margin of -7.46% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.22%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%
LiveOne	-27.22%	N/A	-40.63%

Summary

LiveOne beats Noodles & Company on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noodles & Company compare to ONE Group Hospitality?

ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) 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 media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat ONE Group Hospitality's score of 1.87 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ONE Group Hospitality	Very Positive
Noodles & Company	Very Positive

ONE Group Hospitality presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 128.43%. Given ONE Group Hospitality's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ONE Group Hospitality is more favorable than Noodles & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ONE Group Hospitality	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75
Noodles & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

ONE Group Hospitality has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

29.1% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.7% of ONE Group Hospitality 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Noodles & Company has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ONE Group Hospitality. Noodles & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ONE Group Hospitality, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ONE Group Hospitality	$805.72M	0.08	-$92.24M	-$4.03	N/A
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.17	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A

Noodles & Company has a net margin of -7.46% compared to ONE Group Hospitality's net margin of -11.15%. Noodles & Company's return on equity of 0.00% beat ONE Group Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONE Group Hospitality	-11.15%	-6.77%	0.40%
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%

Summary

ONE Group Hospitality beats Noodles & Company on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NDLS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Noodles & Company	RETAIL Industry	Retail Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$93.09M	$11.18B	$26.76B	$12.56B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.47%	175.38%	6.64%
P/E Ratio	-2.27	29.03	21.30	24.55
Price / Sales	0.17	1.81	3.57	98.43
Price / Cash	15.06	15.78	17.88	58.15
Price / Book	-1.87	4.94	6.38	6.45
Net Income	-$42.57M	$388.37M	$960.18M	$336.71M
7 Day Performance	-2.82%	2.26%	1.22%	2.55%
1 Month Performance	9.11%	10.67%	16.57%	0.32%
1 Year Performance	154.82%	-10.22%	0.08%	25.76%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NDLS Noodles & Company	0.9115 of 5 stars	$14.49 -8.3%	N/A	+178.1%	$93.09M	$495.09M	N/A	6,500	Positive News
HCHL Happy City	N/A	$3.96 flat	N/A	N/A	$117.90M	$6.80M	N/A	104
GHG GreenTree Hospitality Group	0.9516 of 5 stars	$1.14 -0.9%	N/A	-45.1%	$116.03M	$156.92M	N/A	2,287	News Coverage Short Interest Increase High Trading Volume
FLL Full House Resorts	3.217 of 5 stars	$2.79 -1.7%	$4.00 +43.3%	-27.9%	$102.99M	$302.38M	N/A	1,847
LVO LiveOne	3.6813 of 5 stars	$6.40 -3.6%	$12.50 +95.3%	-31.4%	$89.45M	$77.14M	N/A	180	Analyst Revision

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

How does Noodles & Company compare to Happy City?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HCHL or NDLS?

Is HCHL or NDLS more profitable?

Does the media prefer HCHL or NDLS?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HCHL or NDLS?

Do analysts rate HCHL or NDLS?

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How does Noodles & Company compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?

Does the media favor NDLS or GHG?

Which has more risk and volatility, NDLS or GHG?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NDLS or GHG?

Is NDLS or GHG more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NDLS or GHG?

Do analysts recommend NDLS or GHG?

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How does Noodles & Company compare to Full House Resorts?

Does the media refer more to NDLS or FLL?

Do analysts recommend NDLS or FLL?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NDLS or FLL?

Is NDLS or FLL more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, NDLS or FLL?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NDLS or FLL?

Summary

How does Noodles & Company compare to LiveOne?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NDLS or LVO?

Does the media favor NDLS or LVO?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NDLS or LVO?

Do analysts rate NDLS or LVO?

Which has more risk and volatility, NDLS or LVO?

Is NDLS or LVO more profitable?

Summary

How does Noodles & Company compare to ONE Group Hospitality?

Does the media prefer STKS or NDLS?

Do analysts prefer STKS or NDLS?

Which has more volatility & risk, STKS or NDLS?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STKS or NDLS?

Which has better valuation and earnings, STKS or NDLS?

Is STKS or NDLS more profitable?

Summary

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