NDLS vs. THCH, ARKR, GTIM, FATBB, RRGB, FAT, STKS, FARM, LGCB, and BGFV
Should you be buying Noodles & Company stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Noodles & Company include TH International (THCH), Ark Restaurants (ARKR), Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), FAT Brands (FATBB), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), FAT Brands (FAT), ONE Group Hospitality (STKS), Farmer Bros. (FARM), Linkage Global (LGCB), and Big 5 Sporting Goods (BGFV). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Noodles & Company (NASDAQ:NDLS) and TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Noodles & Company received 383 more outperform votes than TH International when rated by MarketBeat users.
Noodles & Company presently has a consensus price target of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 220.51%. Given Noodles & Company's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Noodles & Company is more favorable than TH International.
Noodles & Company has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TH International. Noodles & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TH International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, TH International had 31 more articles in the media than Noodles & Company. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for TH International and 2 mentions for Noodles & Company. Noodles & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat TH International's score of 0.00 indicating that Noodles & Company is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Noodles & Company has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TH International has a beta of 0.34, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.
65.7% of Noodles & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.8% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Noodles & Company shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Noodles & Company has a net margin of -1.96% compared to TH International's net margin of -55.72%. Noodles & Company's return on equity of -13.20% beat TH International's return on equity.
Summary
Noodles & Company beats TH International on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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