Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for GENK Q1 Earnings

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GENK) – Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of GEN Restaurant Group in a report released on Friday, March 7th. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $54.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.77 million. GEN Restaurant Group had a return on equity of 1.83% and a net margin of 0.39%.

Separately, Benchmark reduced their price target on shares of GEN Restaurant Group from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

GEN Restaurant Group Stock Down 2.5 %

GENK stock opened at $5.53 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $181.38 million, a PE ratio of 32.53 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $6.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.68. GEN Restaurant Group has a one year low of $5.00 and a one year high of $14.46.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO David Wook Jin Kim bought 4,277 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of $7.36 per share, with a total value of $31,478.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 151,870 shares in the company, valued at $1,117,763.20. This trade represents a 2.90 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 61.13% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GEN Restaurant Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bard Associates Inc. grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 72.7% in the third quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 838,451 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,077,000 after acquiring an additional 352,922 shares in the last quarter. Portolan Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 1.8% in 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. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Sanders Morris Harris LLC boosted its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 14.3% in the fourth quarter. Sanders Morris Harris LLC now owns 219,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,628,000 after acquiring an additional 27,591 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.22% of the company’s stock.

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.