GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK – Get Free Report) and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
91.4% of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares GEN Restaurant Group and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GEN Restaurant Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | 6.27% | 42.07% | 4.09% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GEN Restaurant Group | $173.60 million | 2.51 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | $2.18 billion | 0.69 | $137.13 million | $2.89 | 12.10 |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has higher revenue and earnings than GEN Restaurant Group.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for GEN Restaurant Group and Dave & Buster’s Entertainment, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GEN Restaurant Group | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
GEN Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.51%. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment has a consensus target price of $52.93, suggesting a potential upside of 51.35%. Given GEN Restaurant Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe GEN Restaurant Group is more favorable than Dave & Buster’s Entertainment.
Summary
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment beats GEN Restaurant Group on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GEN Restaurant Group
GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. operates restaurants in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, New York, and Texas. Its restaurants specialize in various flavored meats for Korean barbeque. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.
About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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