Critical Survey: Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) vs. Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG)

Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) and Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and Sweetgreen”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yoshiharu Global	$11.65 million	1.34	-$3.04 million	N/A	N/A
Sweetgreen	$668.95 million	4.71	-$113.38 million	($0.78)	-34.92

Yoshiharu Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sweetgreen.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.2% of Yoshiharu Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.5% of Sweetgreen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Yoshiharu Global and Sweetgreen, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yoshiharu Global	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sweetgreen	0	4	8	0	2.67

Sweetgreen has a consensus target price of $40.60, indicating a potential upside of 49.05%. Given Sweetgreen’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sweetgreen is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.

Volatility & Risk

Yoshiharu Global has a beta of 2.64, suggesting that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and Sweetgreen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yoshiharu Global	-27.41%	-264.46%	-21.23%
Sweetgreen	-13.27%	-18.82%	-10.39%

Summary

Sweetgreen beats Yoshiharu Global on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yoshiharu Global

Yoshiharu Global Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of Japanese restaurants in California. It offers bone broth, ramen, sushi rolls, bento boxes, and other Japanese cuisines. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Buena Park, California.

About Sweetgreen

Sweetgreen, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates fast food restaurants serving healthy foods at scale in the United States. The company also accepts orders through its online and mobile ordering platforms, as well as sells gift cards that do not have an expiration date and can be redeemed. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.