Comparing FAT Brands (NASDAQ:FAT) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL)

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Super Hi International and FAT Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$788.44 million	1.64	$25.26 million	$0.60	33.14
FAT Brands	$582.70 million	0.07	-$90.11 million	($11.96)	-0.19

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Super Hi International and FAT Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00
FAT Brands	0	0	1	0	3.00

FAT Brands has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 350.45%. Given FAT Brands’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FAT Brands is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.9% of FAT Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of FAT Brands shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A
FAT Brands	-24.53%	N/A	-10.87%

Summary

Super Hi International beats FAT Brands on 7 of the 12 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 FAT Brands

FAT Brands Inc., a multi-brand restaurant franchising company, acquires, develops, markets, and manages quick service, fast casual, casual dining, and polished casual dining restaurant concepts worldwide. It owns restaurant brands, including Round Table Pizza, Marble Slab Creamery, Great American Cookies, Hot Dog on a Stick, Pretzelmaker, Fazoli's, Fatburger, Johnny Rockets, Elevation Burger, Yalla Mediterranean, Buffalo's Cafe and Buffalo's Express, Hurricane Grill & Wings, Ponderosa Steakhouse/Bonanza Steakhouse, Native Grill & Wings, Smokey Bones, and Twin Peaks. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. FAT Brands Inc. is a subsidiary of Fog Cutter Holdings, LLC.