Research Analysts Set Expectations for GENK Q1 Earnings

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GENK) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GEN Restaurant Group in a research note issued on Friday, March 7th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.01. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by ($0.01). GEN Restaurant Group had a return on equity of 1.83% and a net margin of 0.39%. The company had revenue of $54.65 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.77 million.

Separately, Benchmark decreased their price objective on shares of GEN Restaurant Group from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday.

GEN Restaurant Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GENK opened at $6.25 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.91. GEN Restaurant Group has a fifty-two week low of $5.00 and a fifty-two week high of $14.46. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.71. The company has a market capitalization of $205 million, a PE ratio of 36.76 and a beta of 1.89.

Insider Activity at GEN Restaurant Group

In related news, CEO David Wook Jin Kim bought 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $8.09 per share, with a total value of $101,125.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 147,593 shares in the company, valued at $1,194,027.37. The trade was a 9.25 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 61.13% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GEN Restaurant Group

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wasatch Advisors LP increased its position in GEN Restaurant Group by 72.7% in the 3rd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 838,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,000 after buying an additional 352,922 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 5.5% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 46,496 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 2,427 shares during the period. Portolan Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 1.8% during the third quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC now owns 372,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,146,000 after acquiring an additional 6,641 shares in the last quarter. Bard Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 1.7% during the third quarter. Bard Associates Inc. now owns 175,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,483,000 after purchasing an additional 2,956 shares during the period. Finally, Skylands Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 243,992 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,825,000 after purchasing an additional 8,092 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.22% of the company’s stock.

GEN Restaurant Group Company Profile

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.