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

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

Risk and Volatility

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sweetgreen	$584.04 million	5.14	-$113.38 million	($0.78)	-33.28
Yoshiharu Global	$9.22 million	1.28	-$3.04 million	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Sweetgreen and Yoshiharu Global, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Sweetgreen presently has a consensus target price of $41.20, suggesting a potential upside of 58.71%. Given Sweetgreen’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sweetgreen is more favorable than Yoshiharu Global.

Profitability

This table compares Sweetgreen and Yoshiharu Global’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%
Yoshiharu Global	-27.41%	-264.46%	-21.23%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Summary

Sweetgreen beats Yoshiharu Global on 9 of the 12 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 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.