TH International (THCH) Competitors

TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and Potbelly (NASDAQ:PBPB) 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 dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, THCH or PBPB?

TH International has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Potbelly has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of THCH or PBPB?

91.8% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Potbelly shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Potbelly shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is THCH or PBPB more profitable?

Potbelly has a net margin of 8.14% compared to TH International's net margin of -40.57%. Potbelly's return on equity of 18.69% beat TH International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TH International	-40.57%	N/A	-16.23%
Potbelly	8.14%	18.69%	2.41%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THCH or PBPB?

Potbelly received 343 more outperform votes than TH International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TH International	N/A	N/A
Potbelly	Outperform Votes 343 64.11%	Underperform Votes 192 35.89%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, THCH or PBPB?

Potbelly has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TH International. TH International 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
TH International	$1.39B	0.06	-$123.81M	-$1.75	-1.48
Potbelly	$465.13M	0.64	$5.12M	$1.40	7.10

Does the media refer more to THCH or PBPB?

In the previous week, Potbelly had 6 more articles in the media than TH International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Potbelly and 1 mentions for TH International. TH International's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Potbelly's score of 0.73 indicating that TH International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TH International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Potbelly	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer THCH or PBPB?

Potbelly has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 60.97%. Given Potbelly's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Potbelly is more favorable than TH International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TH International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Potbelly	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Potbelly beats TH International on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.