Critical Contrast: GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) & California Beach Restaurants (OTCMKTS:CBHR)

California Beach Restaurants (OTCMKTS:CBHR) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares California Beach Restaurants and GEN Restaurant Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
California Beach Restaurants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GEN Restaurant Group	$208.38 million	0.98	$8.41 million	$0.14	44.21

GEN Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than California Beach Restaurants.

Profitability

This table compares California Beach Restaurants and GEN Restaurant Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
California Beach Restaurants	N/A	N/A	N/A
GEN Restaurant Group	0.39%	1.83%	0.37%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are held by institutional investors. 49.5% of California Beach Restaurants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 61.1% of GEN Restaurant Group 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for California Beach Restaurants and GEN Restaurant Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
California Beach Restaurants	0	0	0	0	0.00
GEN Restaurant Group	0	0	3	0	3.00

GEN Restaurant Group has a consensus price target of $11.63, indicating a potential upside of 87.80%. Given GEN Restaurant Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than California Beach Restaurants.

Risk & Volatility

California Beach Restaurants has a beta of 7.59, suggesting that its share price is 659% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GEN Restaurant Group has a beta of 1.89, suggesting that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GEN Restaurant Group beats California Beach Restaurants on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About California Beach Restaurants

California Beach Restaurants, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sea View Restaurants, Inc., engages in the ownership and operation of Gladstone's 4 Fish restaurant in Pacific Palisades, California.

About GEN Restaurant Group

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, New York, and Florida. It offers meats, poultry, and seafood. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.