Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY – Get Free Report) and Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Dave & Buster’s Entertainment and Super Hi International, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Super Hi International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment currently has a consensus price target of $21.83, indicating a potential upside of 94.94%. Given Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Dave & Buster’s Entertainment is more favorable than Super Hi International.
Risk & Volatility
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Dave & Buster’s Entertainment and Super Hi International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | $2.10 billion | 0.19 | -$48.70 million | ($1.43) | -7.83 |
| Super Hi International | $840.76 million | 1.01 | $36.43 million | $0.60 | 21.81 |
Super Hi International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dave & Buster’s Entertainment. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Super Hi International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Dave & Buster’s Entertainment and Super Hi International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Dave & Buster’s Entertainment | -2.32% | -7.93% | -0.26% |
| Super Hi International | 3.29% | 7.38% | 3.93% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
91.5% of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
About Dave & Buster’s Entertainment
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. owns and operates entertainment and dining venues for adults and families. Its venues offer a menu of entrees and appetizers, as well as a selection of non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages; and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered on playing games and watching live sports, and other televised events. The company operates its venues under the Dave & Buster's name. As of April 02, 2019, it owned and operated 125 venues in 39 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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.
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