TH International (THCH) Competitors

TH International (NASDAQ:THCH) and El Pollo Loco (NASDAQ:LOCO) 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, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in THCH or LOCO?

91.8% of TH International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.3% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of El Pollo Loco shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is THCH or LOCO more profitable?

El Pollo Loco has a net margin of 5.11% compared to TH International's net margin of -40.57%. El Pollo Loco's return on equity of 10.34% beat TH International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TH International	-40.57%	N/A	-16.23%
El Pollo Loco	5.11%	10.34%	4.40%

Which has more risk & volatility, THCH or LOCO?

TH International has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, El Pollo Loco has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THCH or LOCO?

El Pollo Loco received 362 more outperform votes than TH International when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TH International	N/A	N/A
El Pollo Loco	Outperform Votes 362 59.34%	Underperform Votes 248 40.66%

Do analysts prefer THCH or LOCO?

El Pollo Loco has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.46%. Given El Pollo Loco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe El Pollo Loco is more favorable than TH International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TH International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
El Pollo Loco	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings and valuation, THCH or LOCO?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TH International	$1.45B	0.06	-$123.81M	-$2.55	-1.06
El Pollo Loco	$473.01M	0.61	$25.55M	$0.85	11.36

Does the media prefer THCH or LOCO?

In the previous week, El Pollo Loco had 3 more articles in the media than TH International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for El Pollo Loco and 5 mentions for TH International. El Pollo Loco's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat TH International's score of 0.08 indicating that El Pollo Loco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TH International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
El Pollo Loco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

El Pollo Loco beats TH International on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.