Roth Capital Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GENK Earnings

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GENK) – Analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of GEN Restaurant Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, November 13th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.02. The consensus estimate for GEN Restaurant Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for GEN Restaurant Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.04 EPS.

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.02. The company had revenue of $49.11 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.90 million. GEN Restaurant Group had a net margin of 0.39% and a return on equity of 1.90%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.08 EPS.

Separately, Roth Mkm dropped their price objective on shares of GEN Restaurant Group from $14.00 to $12.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 1st.

GEN Restaurant Group Stock Performance

Shares of GENK opened at $8.25 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $270.19 million, a P/E ratio of 48.53 and a beta of 2.12. The company’s fifty day moving average is $8.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $9.21. GEN Restaurant Group has a 1 year low of $5.61 and a 1 year high of $14.46.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GEN Restaurant Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 487.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 164,574 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,922,000 after buying an additional 136,578 shares in the last quarter. SkyView Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of GEN Restaurant Group in the second quarter worth approximately $154,000. Resolute Capital Asset Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 645.2% in the second quarter. Resolute Capital Asset Partners LLC now owns 74,520 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,000 after acquiring an additional 64,520 shares during the last quarter. Herr Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of GEN Restaurant Group in the second quarter worth approximately $738,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 86.2% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 35,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $319,000 after acquiring an additional 16,299 shares during the last quarter. 10.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.