Chuy’s (NASDAQ:CHUY – Get Free Report) and Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
99.9% of Chuy’s shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Yoshiharu Global shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Chuy’s shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Chuy’s and Yoshiharu Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chuy’s | 5.97% | 12.11% | 6.35% |
| Yoshiharu Global | -53.47% | -94.50% | -31.16% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chuy’s | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Yoshiharu Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Chuy’s currently has a consensus target price of $41.13, suggesting a potential upside of 19.62%. Given Chuy’s’ higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chuy’s is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Chuy’s and Yoshiharu Global’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chuy’s | $422.21 million | 1.47 | $20.85 million | $1.45 | 23.71 |
| Yoshiharu Global | $9.00 million | 0.58 | -$3.49 million | ($0.42) | -1.05 |
Chuy’s has higher revenue and earnings than Yoshiharu Global. Yoshiharu Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chuy’s, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Chuy’s beats Yoshiharu Global on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chuy’s
Chuy's Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants under the Chuy's name in the United States. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
About Yoshiharu Global
Yoshiharu Global Co. operates Japanese restaurants in California. It offers ramen, sushi rolls, bento boxes, and other Japanese cuisines. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Buena Park, California.
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