NASDAQ:NDLS

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$10.29

Now: $10.60▼

$10.65

50-Day Range

$9.44

MA: $10.63▼

$12.20

52-Week Range

$4.22

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$12.70

Volume132,300 shs

Average Volume268,267 shs

Market Capitalization$480.79 million

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.12

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) Vs. DIN, BJRI, DENN, ARCO, CHUY, and RUTH

Should you be buying NDLS stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the industry of "eating places" are considered alternatives and competitors to Noodles & Company, including Dine Brands Global (DIN), BJ's Restaurants (BJRI), Denny's (DENN), Arcos Dorados (ARCO), Chuy's (CHUY), and Ruth's Hospitality Group (RUTH).

Noodles & Company vs. Dine Brands Global Stock

Dine Brands Global (NYSE:DIN) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.4% of Dine Brands Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Dine Brands Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Dine Brands Global has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dine Brands Global and Noodles & Company's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dine Brands Global	$910.18 million	1.76	$104.35 million	$6.95	13.52
Noodles & Company	$462.41 million	1.04	$1.65 million	$0.18	58.89

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

Profitability

This table compares Dine Brands Global and Noodles & Company's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dine Brands Global	-10.52%	-17.91%	2.58%
Noodles & Company	-5.15%	-21.18%	-2.16%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Dine Brands Global and Noodles & Company, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dine Brands Global	0	2	6	0	2.75
Noodles & Company	0	1	2	0	2.67

Dine Brands Global presently has a consensus target price of $96.2222, indicating a potential upside of 2.40%. Noodles & Company has a consensus target price of $10.3333, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Given Dine Brands Global's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dine Brands Global is more favorable than Noodles & Company.

Summary

Dine Brands Global beats Noodles & Company on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Noodles & Company vs. BJ's Restaurants Stock

BJ's Restaurants (NASDAQ:BJRI) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for BJ's Restaurants and Noodles & Company, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BJ's Restaurants	1	5	6	0	2.42
Noodles & Company	0	1	2	0	2.67

BJ's Restaurants presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.34%. Noodles & Company has a consensus target price of $10.3333, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Given Noodles & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than BJ's Restaurants.

Risk & Volatility

BJ's Restaurants has a beta of 2.17, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BJ's Restaurants and Noodles & Company's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BJ's Restaurants	$1.16 billion	1.19	$45.24 million	$2.08	28.67
Noodles & Company	$462.41 million	1.04	$1.65 million	$0.18	58.89

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.4% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of BJ's Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BJ's Restaurants and Noodles & Company's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BJ's Restaurants	-2.90%	-7.46%	-2.03%
Noodles & Company	-5.15%	-21.18%	-2.16%

Summary

BJ's Restaurants beats Noodles & Company on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Noodles & Company vs. Denny's Stock

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) and Denny's (NASDAQ:DENN) 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 risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Noodles & Company and Denny's, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noodles & Company	0	1	2	0	2.67
Denny's	0	4	5	0	2.56

Noodles & Company presently has a consensus price target of $10.3333, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Denny's has a consensus price target of $17.25, indicating a potential downside of 4.49%. Given Noodles & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than Denny's.

Volatility & Risk

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Denny's has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Noodles & Company and Denny's' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$462.41 million	1.04	$1.65 million	$0.18	58.89
Denny's	$541.39 million	2.14	$117.41 million	$0.77	23.45

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.0% of Denny's shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Noodles & Company shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Denny's shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Noodles & Company and Denny's' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-5.15%	-21.18%	-2.16%
Denny's	3.44%	-6.12%	2.28%

Summary

Denny's beats Noodles & Company on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Noodles & Company vs. Arcos Dorados Stock

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) and Arcos Dorados (NYSE:ARCO) 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 risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Noodles & Company and Arcos Dorados, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noodles & Company	0	1	2	0	2.67
Arcos Dorados	0	1	2	0	2.67

Noodles & Company presently has a consensus price target of $10.3333, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Arcos Dorados has a consensus price target of $5.8333, indicating a potential upside of 15.28%. Given Arcos Dorados' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Arcos Dorados is more favorable than Noodles & Company.

Volatility & Risk

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arcos Dorados has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Noodles & Company and Arcos Dorados' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$462.41 million	1.04	$1.65 million	$0.18	58.89
Arcos Dorados	$2.96 billion	0.35	$79.90 million	$0.38	13.32

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of Arcos Dorados shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Noodles & Company shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Noodles & Company and Arcos Dorados' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-5.15%	-21.18%	-2.16%
Arcos Dorados	-6.50%	-55.12%	-6.11%

Noodles & Company vs. Chuy's Stock

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) and Chuy's (NASDAQ:CHUY) 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 risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Noodles & Company and Chuy's, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noodles & Company	0	1	2	0	2.67
Chuy's	0	6	3	0	2.33

Noodles & Company presently has a consensus price target of $10.3333, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Chuy's has a consensus price target of $39.1429, indicating a potential downside of 14.09%. Given Noodles & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than Chuy's.

Volatility & Risk

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chuy's has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its share price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Noodles & Company and Chuy's' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$462.41 million	1.04	$1.65 million	$0.18	58.89
Chuy's	$426.36 million	2.11	$6.22 million	$1.04	43.81

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Noodles & Company shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chuy's shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Noodles & Company and Chuy's' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-5.15%	-21.18%	-2.16%
Chuy's	-1.89%	6.19%	2.81%

Summary

Chuy's beats Noodles & Company on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Noodles & Company vs. Ruth's Hospitality Group Stock

Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) and Ruth's Hospitality Group (NASDAQ:RUTH) 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 risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Noodles & Company and Ruth's Hospitality Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Noodles & Company	0	1	2	0	2.67
Ruth's Hospitality Group	0	1	1	1	3.00

Noodles & Company presently has a consensus price target of $10.3333, indicating a potential downside of 2.52%. Ruth's Hospitality Group has a consensus price target of $20.75, indicating a potential downside of 15.82%. Given Noodles & Company's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than Ruth's Hospitality Group.

Volatility & Risk

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ruth's Hospitality Group has a beta of 2.31, indicating that its share price is 131% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Noodles & Company and Ruth's Hospitality Group's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$462.41 million	1.04	$1.65 million	$0.18	58.89
Ruth's Hospitality Group	$468.03 million	1.84	$42.21 million	$1.43	17.24

Ruth's Hospitality Group has higher revenue and earnings than Noodles & Company. Ruth's 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.4% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Ruth's Hospitality Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Noodles & Company shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Ruth's Hospitality Group shares are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Noodles & Company and Ruth's Hospitality Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-5.15%	-21.18%	-2.16%
Ruth's Hospitality Group	-3.65%	1.70%	0.30%

Summary

Ruth's Hospitality Group beats Noodles & Company on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.