Head-To-Head Contrast: ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) versus DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH)

DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and ONE Group Hospitality (NASDAQ:STKS) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.1% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.9% of DoorDash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.7% of ONE Group Hospitality shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares DoorDash and ONE Group Hospitality’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DoorDash	5.29%	8.48%	4.37%
ONE Group Hospitality	-10.25%	-10.49%	-0.62%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DoorDash and ONE Group Hospitality”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DoorDash	$13.72 billion	6.09	$935.00 million	$1.91	101.02
ONE Group Hospitality	$805.72 million	0.06	-$92.24 million	($3.80)	-0.43

DoorDash has higher revenue and earnings than ONE Group Hospitality. ONE Group Hospitality is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for DoorDash and ONE Group Hospitality, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DoorDash	1	8	26	1	2.75
ONE Group Hospitality	2	1	1	0	1.75

DoorDash presently has a consensus price target of $257.47, indicating a potential upside of 33.45%. ONE Group Hospitality has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 142.42%. Given ONE Group Hospitality’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ONE Group Hospitality is more favorable than DoorDash.

Volatility & Risk

DoorDash has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ONE Group Hospitality has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DoorDash beats ONE Group Hospitality on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DoorDash

DoorDash, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a commerce platform that connects merchants, consumers, and independent contractors in the United States and internationally. The company operates DoorDash Marketplace and Wolt Marketplace, which provide various services, such as customer acquisition, demand generation, order fulfillment, merchandising, payment processing, and customer support. It also offers membership products, including DashPass and Wolt+; DoorDash Drive and Wolt Drive, which are white-label delivery fulfillment services that enable merchants that have generated consumer demand through their channels to fulfill demand using its platform; DoorDash Storefront that enables merchants to offer consumers on-demand access to e-commerce; and Bbot, which offers merchants digital ordering and payment solutions for in-store and online channels. In addition, the company enables merchants to advertise and promote on its platform to acquire consumers. The company was formerly known as Palo Alto Delivery Inc. and changed its name to DoorDash, Inc. in 2015. DoorDash, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

About ONE Group Hospitality

The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a restaurant company, develops, owns, operates, manages, and licenses restaurants and lounges worldwide. It operates through STK, Kona Grill, and ONE Hospitality segments. The company also provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues, including hotels, casinos, and other locations. Its hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing, and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service, and mini bars; and offers hospitality advisory and consulting services. The company operates restaurants primarily under the STK and Kona Grill brands. The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is based in Denver, Colorado.