California Beach Restaurants (OTCMKTS:CBHR) and GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) Financial Contrast

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

10.2% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.1% of GEN Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.5% of California Beach Restaurants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GEN Restaurant Group	$208.38 million	0.98	$8.41 million	$0.14	44.18
California Beach Restaurants	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

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

GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $11.63, indicating a potential upside of 87.95%. Given GEN Restaurant Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than California Beach Restaurants.

Summary

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

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.

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.