GEN Restaurant Group (GENK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.21 to $4.40
• 50-Day Range: $4.06 to $6.33
• 52-Week Range: $3.99 to $13.12
• Volume: 26,258 shs
• Average Volume: 65,564 shs
• Market Capitalization: $143.48 million
• P/E Ratio: 25.47
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $11.63
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GEN Restaurant Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GEN Restaurant Group scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 156th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GEN Restaurant Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GEN Restaurant Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 300.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for GEN Restaurant Group are expected to grow by 300.00% in the coming year, from $0.01 to $0.04 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GEN Restaurant Group is 25.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GEN Restaurant Group is 25.47, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.60.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GEN Restaurant Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.39% of the float of GEN Restaurant Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GEN Restaurant Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GEN Restaurant Group has recently increased by 6.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

GEN Restaurant Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

GEN Restaurant Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.39% of the float of GEN Restaurant Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GEN Restaurant Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GEN Restaurant Group has recently increased by 6.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

GEN Restaurant Group has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for GEN Restaurant Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added GEN Restaurant Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GEN Restaurant Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

61.13% of the stock of GEN Restaurant Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 10.22% of the stock of GEN Restaurant Group is held by institutions.

GENK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GENK shares performed this year?

GEN Restaurant Group's stock was trading at $7.48 at the start of the year. Since then, GENK stock has decreased by 42.1% and is now trading at $4.33.
View the best growth stocks for 2025 here.

How were GEN Restaurant Group's earnings last quarter?

GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:GENK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 6th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.01. The company earned $54.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.77 million. GEN Restaurant Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.83% and a net margin of 0.39%.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did GEN Restaurant Group IPO?

GEN Restaurant Group (GENK) raised $33 million in an IPO on Wednesday, June 28th 2023. The company issued 3,000,000 shares at $10.00-$12.00 per share. Roth Capital Partners acted as the underwriter for the IPO and Craig-Hallum Group and The Benchmark Company were co-managers.

Who are GEN Restaurant Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of GEN Restaurant Group include Skylands Capital LLC (0.80%) and Sanders Morris Harris LLC (0.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Polar Asset Management Partner, David Wook Jin Kim, Lauren Wang, Jose Manzanarez, Jae Chang and Thomas Croal.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of GEN Restaurant Group?

Shares of GENK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of GEN Restaurant Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that GEN Restaurant Group investors own include ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust (BPT), SuRo Capital (SSSS), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), (RJETQ) (RJETQ) and XPeng (XPEV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/06/2025
• Today: 4/26/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GENK
• CIK: 1891856
• Web: www.genkoreanbbq.com
• Phone: 562-356-9929
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $11.63
• High Stock Price Target: $13.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +168.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 25.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 433.00
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $8.41 million
• Net Margins: 0.39%
• Pretax Margin: 2.91%
• Return on Equity: 1.83%
• Return on Assets: 0.37%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.12
• Current Ratio: 0.91
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $208.38 million
• Price / Sales: 0.69
• Cash Flow: $0.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.16
• Book Value: $1.12 per share
• Price / Book: 3.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 33,137,000
• Free Float: 12,749,000
• Market Cap: $143.48 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.60