Financial Contrast: Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG)

First Watch Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:FWRG) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.1% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of First Watch Restaurant Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and Super Hi International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Watch Restaurant Group	2.09%	3.61%	1.53%
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares First Watch Restaurant Group and Super Hi International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Watch Restaurant Group	$891.55 million	1.42	$25.39 million	$0.33	63.30
Super Hi International	$686.36 million	2.26	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A

First Watch Restaurant Group has higher revenue and earnings than Super Hi International.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for First Watch Restaurant Group and Super Hi International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Watch Restaurant Group	0	2	7	1	2.90
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00

First Watch Restaurant Group currently has a consensus target price of $23.30, indicating a potential upside of 11.54%. Given First Watch Restaurant Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Watch Restaurant Group is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Summary

First Watch Restaurant Group beats Super Hi International on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First Watch Restaurant Group

First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates and franchises restaurants under the First Watch trade name in the United States. The company was formerly known as AI Fresh Super Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. in December 2019. First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Bradenton, Florida.

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.