THCH vs. LOCO, CVEO, GHG, MRNO, FLL, GENK, CNTY, STKS, HCHL, and LVO
Should you be buying TH International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TH International include El Pollo Loco (LOCO), Civeo (CVEO), GreenTree Hospitality Group (GHG), Murano Global BV (MRNO), Full House Resorts (FLL), GEN Restaurant Group (GENK), Century Casinos (CNTY), ONE Group Hospitality (STKS), Happy City (HCHL), and LiveOne (LVO). These companies are all part of the "restaurants, hotels, motels" industry.
TH International vs. Its Competitors
TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, El Pollo Loco had 5 more articles in the media than TH International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for El Pollo Loco and 5 mentions for TH International. TH International's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat El Pollo Loco's score of 0.46 indicating that TH International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
El Pollo Loco has higher revenue and earnings than TH International. TH International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than El Pollo Loco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
El Pollo Loco has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.97%. Given El Pollo Loco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe El Pollo Loco is more favorable than TH International.
TH International has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, El Pollo Loco has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
El Pollo Loco has a net margin of 5.15% compared to TH International's net margin of -26.38%. El Pollo Loco's return on equity of 9.83% beat TH International's return on equity.
91.9% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
El Pollo Loco beats TH International on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:THCH) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
