Noodles & Company (NDLS) Competitors

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NDLS vs. GHG, FLL, LVO, GENK, and THCH

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 GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG), Full House Resorts (FLL), LiveOne (LVO), GEN Restaurant Group (GENK), and TH International (THCH). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.

How does Noodles & Company compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?

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

In the previous week, Noodles & Company had 1 more articles in the media than GreenTree Hospitality Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Noodles & Company and 0 mentions for GreenTree Hospitality Group. GreenTree Hospitality Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Noodles & Company'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GreenTree Hospitality Group	Neutral
Noodles & Company	Neutral

8.1% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. 88.7% of GreenTree Hospitality Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are held 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.

GreenTree Hospitality Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GreenTree Hospitality Group	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

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
GreenTree Hospitality Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%

GreenTree Hospitality Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
GreenTree Hospitality Group	$156.92M	0.72	$23.85M	-$0.01	N/A
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.13	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A

Summary

GreenTree Hospitality Group and Noodles & Company tied by winning 6 of the 12 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Full House Resorts has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.35%. 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

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 10.6% of Full House Resorts shares are held 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.

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Full House Resorts has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

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%

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	0.13	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
Full House Resorts	$302.38M	0.34	-$40.20M	-$1.07	N/A

In the previous week, Full House Resorts had 2 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Full House Resorts and 1 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Full House Resorts' score of -0.12 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)	Neutral
Full House Resorts	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of LiveOne shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of LiveOne shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Noodles & Company has a net margin of -7.46% compared to LiveOne's net margin of -27.31%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%
LiveOne	-27.31%	N/A	-33.89%

In the previous week, Noodles & Company and Noodles & Company both had 1 articles in the media. LiveOne's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Noodles & Company's score of 0.00 indicating that LiveOne is being referred to more favorably in the news 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)	Neutral
LiveOne	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	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	0.13	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
LiveOne	$114.40M	0.76	-$18.71M	-$2.09	N/A

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, LiveOne has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its share price is 53% more volatile than the broader market.

LiveOne has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 93.50%. Given LiveOne's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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

Summary

LiveOne beats Noodles & Company on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noodles & Company compare to GEN Restaurant Group?

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) and Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Noodles & Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

GEN Restaurant Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group	$212.54M	0.37	-$3.03M	-$0.74	N/A
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.13	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A

GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

GEN Restaurant Group has a net margin of -1.86% compared to Noodles & Company's net margin of -7.46%. Noodles & Company's return on equity of 0.00% beat GEN Restaurant Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GEN Restaurant Group	-1.86%	-4.50%	-0.56%
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%

In the previous week, GEN Restaurant Group had 3 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for GEN Restaurant Group and 1 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat GEN Restaurant Group's score of -0.40 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GEN Restaurant Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Noodles & Company	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 89.08%. Given GEN Restaurant Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Noodles & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GEN Restaurant Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Noodles & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats Noodles & Company on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Noodles & Company compare to TH International?

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

In the previous week, Noodles & Company had 1 more articles in the media than TH International. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Noodles & Company and 0 mentions for TH International. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TH International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Noodles & Company	Neutral
TH International	Neutral

Noodles & Company has a net margin of -7.46% compared to TH International's net margin of -33.26%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Noodles & Company	-7.46%	N/A	-5.63%
TH International	-33.26%	N/A	-17.91%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Noodles & Company	$495.09M	0.13	-$42.57M	-$6.38	N/A
TH International	$188.21M	0.34	-$62.13M	-$1.88	N/A

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
TH International	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. Comparatively, 91.9% of TH International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Noodles & Company 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.

Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TH International has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Noodles & Company beats TH International on 8 of the 12 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	$65.87M	$11.14B	$27.68B	$12.29B
Dividend Yield	N/A	2.76%	178.43%	5.33%
P/E Ratio	-1.74	26.49	17.10	25.40
Price / Sales	0.13	1.63	4.07	79.15
Price / Cash	10.65	14.75	14.93	56.13
Price / Book	-1.36	4.26	5.17	7.01
Net Income	-$42.57M	$392.93M	$957.86M	$335.05M
7 Day Performance	-11.13%	2.09%	2.05%	-0.29%
1 Month Performance	13.15%	-1.72%	-4.63%	1.15%
1 Year Performance	73.44%	-8.76%	1.63%	34.79%

Noodles & Company Competitors List

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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	0.4356 of 5 stars	$11.10 -0.7%	N/A	+66.2%	$65.87M	$495.09M	N/A	6,500
GHG GreenTree Hospitality Group	1.0064 of 5 stars	$1.16 -1.7%	N/A	-42.3%	$119.06M	$156.92M	N/A	2,287
FLL Full House Resorts	2.2605 of 5 stars	$2.72 -0.4%	$4.00 +47.1%	-23.2%	$99M	$302.38M	N/A	1,847	Gap Down
LVO LiveOne	3.1485 of 5 stars	$6.51 +4.7%	$12.50 +92.0%	-24.4%	$83.79M	$114.40M	N/A	180
GENK GEN Restaurant Group	1.551 of 5 stars	$2.29 -0.4%	$4.50 +96.5%	-39.0%	$75.72M	$212.54M	N/A	2,700	Earnings Report Gap Down

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Noodles & Company (NDLS) Competitors

NDLS vs. GHG, FLL, LVO, GENK, and THCH

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Noodles & Company (NDLS) Competitors

NDLS vs. GHG, FLL, LVO, GENK, and THCH

How does Noodles & Company compare to GreenTree Hospitality Group?

Does the media favor GHG or NDLS?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GHG or NDLS?

Which has more risk and volatility, GHG or NDLS?

Do analysts recommend GHG or NDLS?

Is GHG or NDLS more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GHG or NDLS?

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How does Noodles & Company compare to Full House Resorts?

Do analysts prefer NDLS or FLL?

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NDLS or FLL?

Is NDLS or FLL more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NDLS or FLL?

Does the media refer more to NDLS or FLL?

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How does Noodles & Company compare to LiveOne?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NDLS or LVO?

Is NDLS or LVO more profitable?

Does the media refer more to NDLS or LVO?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NDLS or LVO?

Which has more volatility and risk, NDLS or LVO?

Do analysts rate NDLS or LVO?

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How does Noodles & Company compare to GEN Restaurant Group?

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GENK or NDLS?

Which has more risk & volatility, GENK or NDLS?

Is GENK or NDLS more profitable?

Does the media prefer GENK or NDLS?

Do analysts prefer GENK or NDLS?

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How does Noodles & Company compare to TH International?

Does the media refer more to NDLS or THCH?

Is NDLS or THCH more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NDLS or THCH?

Do analysts recommend NDLS or THCH?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in NDLS or THCH?

Which has more volatility & risk, NDLS or THCH?

Summary

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NDLS vs. The Competition

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