Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of GENK Q2 Earnings

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GENK) – Research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for GEN Restaurant Group in a research report issued on Monday, June 2nd. Roth Capital analyst G. Kelly now anticipates that the company will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for GEN Restaurant Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.01 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for GEN Restaurant Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

GEN Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:GENK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter. GEN Restaurant Group had a return on equity of 1.83% and a net margin of 0.39%. The firm had revenue of $57.34 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $61.09 million.

Separately, Benchmark decreased their price target on GEN Restaurant Group from $11.00 to $8.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 15th.

GEN Restaurant Group Price Performance

Shares of GENK opened at $4.26 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $141.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.06 and a beta of 1.67. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $5.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. GEN Restaurant Group has a twelve month low of $3.16 and a twelve month high of $11.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GEN Restaurant Group

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GENK. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 68.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 25,071 shares of the company’s stock worth $188,000 after purchasing an additional 10,176 shares during the last quarter. Skylands Capital LLC increased its stake in GEN Restaurant Group by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 243,992 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,825,000 after buying an additional 8,092 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in GEN Restaurant Group by 235.8% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 54,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $407,000 after buying an additional 38,200 shares during the last quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of GEN Restaurant Group by 17.7% in the 4th quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 986,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,382,000 after acquiring an additional 148,506 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthedge Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of GEN Restaurant Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $143,000. 10.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Michael Cowan purchased 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 30th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.30 per share, for a total transaction of $99,000.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 34,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $112,751.10. The trade was a 719.94% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 59.10% of the company’s stock.

GEN Restaurant Group Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 9th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 9th.

GEN Restaurant Group Company Profile

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc operates restaurants in California, Arizona, Hawaii, Nevada, Texas, New York, and Florida. It offers meats, poultry, and seafood. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Cerritos, California.