Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) Financial Contrast

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sweetgreen	$668.95 million	3.92	-$113.38 million	($0.78)	-29.07
Super Hi International	$733.36 million	2.19	$25.26 million	N/A	N/A

Super Hi International has higher revenue and earnings than Sweetgreen.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sweetgreen	-13.27%	-18.82%	-10.39%
Super Hi International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Sweetgreen and Super Hi International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sweetgreen	0	4	9	0	2.69
Super Hi International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sweetgreen presently has a consensus price target of $36.27, suggesting a potential upside of 59.98%. Given Sweetgreen’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sweetgreen is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Sweetgreen shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sweetgreen beats Super Hi International on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.