Critical Contrast: Yoshiharu Global (NASDAQ:YOSH) versus BurgerFi International (NASDAQ:BFI)

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yoshiharu Global	-45.09%	-103.00%	-28.61%
BurgerFi International	-26.61%	-60.27%	-16.38%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Yoshiharu Global and BurgerFi International’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yoshiharu Global	$9.22 million	0.52	-$3.49 million	($3.40)	-1.15
BurgerFi International	$170.10 million	0.08	-$103.43 million	($1.22)	-0.41

Yoshiharu Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BurgerFi International. Yoshiharu Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BurgerFi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Yoshiharu Global and BurgerFi International, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yoshiharu Global	0	0	0	0	N/A
BurgerFi International	0	0	2	0	3.00

BurgerFi International has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 550.00%. Given BurgerFi International’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BurgerFi International is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.

Volatility & Risk

Yoshiharu Global has a beta of 3.21, suggesting that its share price is 221% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BurgerFi International has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

15.1% of BurgerFi International shares are held by institutional investors. 69.5% of Yoshiharu Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.8% of BurgerFi International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BurgerFi International beats Yoshiharu Global on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yoshiharu Global

Yoshiharu Global Co. operates Japanese restaurants in California. It offers ramen, sushi rolls, bento boxes, and other Japanese cuisines. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Buena Park, California.

About BurgerFi International

BurgerFi International, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and franchises fast-casual and premium-casual dining restaurants. Its restaurants offer burgers, hot dogs, crispy chicken, frozen custard, hand-cut fries, shakes, beer, wine, pizza, coal fired chicken wings, homemade meatballs, and a variety of handcrafted sandwiches and salads. The company was formerly known as Opes Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to BurgerFi International, Inc. in December 2020. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.