Reviewing Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) & Denny’s (NASDAQ:DENN)

Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and Denny’s (NASDAQ:DENN) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Super Hi International and Denny’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Denny’s	3.90%	-48.64%	5.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Super Hi International and Denny’s, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Denny’s	0	1	4	0	2.80

Denny’s has a consensus price target of $7.70, indicating a potential upside of 26.85%. Given Denny’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Denny’s is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Super Hi International and Denny’s”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$686.36 million	2.31	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A
Denny’s	$453.01 million	0.69	$19.94 million	$0.33	18.39

Super Hi International has higher revenue and earnings than Denny’s.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.1% of Denny’s shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Denny’s shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Denny’s beats Super Hi International on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.

About Denny’s

Denny's Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates franchised full-service restaurant chains under the Denny's and Keke's Breakfast Cafe brands in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Advantica Restaurant Group, Inc. and changed its name to Denny's Corporation in July 2002. Denny's Corporation was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.