Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Head-To-Head Analysis

Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Super Hi International and Yum! Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Hi International	4.33%	9.61%	5.11%
Yum! Brands	18.98%	-22.42%	23.46%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Super Hi International and Yum! Brands, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Super Hi International	2	0	0	0	1.00
Yum! Brands	0	9	12	0	2.57

Yum! Brands has a consensus price target of $174.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.82%. Given Yum! Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Yum! Brands is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Super Hi International and Yum! Brands”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$840.76 million	1.08	$36.43 million	$0.70	20.02
Yum! Brands	$8.21 billion	5.39	$1.56 billion	$5.55	28.89

Yum! Brands has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International. Super Hi International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yum! Brands, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Yum! Brands shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Yum! Brands beats Super Hi International on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Super Hi International

Super Hi International Holding Ltd., an investment holding company, operates Haidilao branded Chinese cuisine restaurants in Asia, North America, and internationally. The company is involved in the food delivery business. It also engages in sale of hot pot condiment products and food ingredients. The company was incorporated in 2022 and is based in Singapore.

About Yum! Brands

Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.