NDLS vs. THCH, ARKR, GTIM, FATBB, RRGB, FAT, STKS, FARM, LGCB, and BGFV
Should you be buying Noodles & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Noodles & Company include TH International (THCH), Ark Restaurants (ARKR), Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), FAT Brands (FATBB), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), FAT Brands (FAT), ONE Group Hospitality (STKS), Farmer Bros. (FARM), Linkage Global (LGCB), and Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.
Noodles & Company has higher revenue and earnings than TH International. Noodles & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TH International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Noodles & Company has a net margin of -1.96% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -55.72%. TH International's return on equity of -13.20% beat Noodles & Company's return on equity.
In the previous week, TH International had 33 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for TH International and 3 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat TH International's score of -0.32 indicating that TH International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
TH International has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Noodles & Company received 383 more outperform votes than TH International when rated by MarketBeat users.
91.9% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Noodles & Company shares are held 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.
Noodles & Company has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 257.14%. Given TH International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than TH International.
Summary
Noodles & Company beats TH International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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