Head to Head Contrast: iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) vs. Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS)

iPic Entertainment (OTCMKTS:IPIC) and Kura Sushi USA (NASDAQ:KRUS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares iPic Entertainment and Kura Sushi USA”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kura Sushi USA	$282.76 million	3.05	-$1.90 million	($0.33)	-215.58

iPic Entertainment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Kura Sushi USA.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for iPic Entertainment and Kura Sushi USA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iPic Entertainment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kura Sushi USA	1	5	4	0	2.30

Kura Sushi USA has a consensus target price of $76.91, indicating a potential upside of 8.11%. Given Kura Sushi USA’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kura Sushi USA is more favorable than iPic Entertainment.

Profitability

This table compares iPic Entertainment and Kura Sushi USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iPic Entertainment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kura Sushi USA	-1.37%	-0.63%	-0.34%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

65.5% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by institutional investors. 50.7% of iPic Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Kura Sushi USA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

iPic Entertainment has a beta of -2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 308% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kura Sushi USA has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Kura Sushi USA beats iPic Entertainment on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iPic Entertainment

iPic Entertainment Inc. operates restaurants and theaters in the United States. The company operates casual restaurants, farm-to-glass full-service bars, and theater auditoriums with in-theater dining. It operates restaurants under the City Perch Kitchen + Bar, Tanzy, The Tuck Room, The Tuck Room Tavern, and iPic Express brands. It operates screens in Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Washington. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

About Kura Sushi USA

Kura Sushi USA, Inc. operates technology-enabled Japanese restaurants in the United States. The company was formerly known as Kula Sushi USA, Inc. and changed its name to Kura Sushi USA, Inc. in October 2017. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Kura Sushi USA, Inc. is a subsidiary of Kura Sushi, Inc.