ONE Group Hospitality (STKS) Competitors

ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) and Potbelly (NASDAQ:PBPB) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STKS or PBPB?

Potbelly received 144 more outperform votes than ONE Group Hospitality when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.11% of users gave Potbelly an outperform vote while only 55.12% of users gave ONE Group Hospitality an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ONE Group Hospitality	Outperform Votes 199 55.12%	Underperform Votes 162 44.88%
Potbelly	Outperform Votes 343 64.11%	Underperform Votes 192 35.89%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STKS or PBPB?

29.1% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Potbelly shares are held by institutional investors. 25.1% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Potbelly shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is STKS or PBPB more profitable?

Potbelly has a net margin of 8.14% compared to ONE Group Hospitality's net margin of -2.45%. Potbelly's return on equity of 18.69% beat ONE Group Hospitality's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ONE Group Hospitality	-2.45%	15.75%	1.55%
Potbelly	8.14%	18.69%	2.41%

Do analysts rate STKS or PBPB?

ONE Group Hospitality currently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.31%. Potbelly has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.84%. Given Potbelly's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Potbelly is more favorable than ONE Group Hospitality.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ONE Group Hospitality	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Potbelly	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, STKS or PBPB?

ONE Group Hospitality has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Potbelly has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to STKS or PBPB?

In the previous week, Potbelly had 1 more articles in the media than ONE Group Hospitality. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Potbelly and 6 mentions for ONE Group Hospitality. ONE Group Hospitality's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Potbelly's score of 0.65 indicating that ONE Group Hospitality is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ONE Group Hospitality	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Potbelly	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STKS or PBPB?

Potbelly has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ONE Group Hospitality. ONE Group Hospitality is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Potbelly, 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	$799.48M	0.14	$4.72M	-$1.27	-2.85
Potbelly	$465.13M	0.65	$5.12M	$1.40	7.15

Summary

Potbelly beats ONE Group Hospitality on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.