Sweetgreen (SG) Competitors

Sweetgreen (NYSE:SG) and H World Group (NASDAQ:HTHT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to SG or HTHT?

In the previous week, Sweetgreen had 8 more articles in the media than H World Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Sweetgreen and 5 mentions for H World Group. H World Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Sweetgreen's score of 0.93 indicating that H World Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sweetgreen	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
H World Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SG or HTHT?

H World Group has higher revenue and earnings than Sweetgreen. Sweetgreen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H World Group, 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
Sweetgreen	$584.04M	4.33	-$113.38M	-$0.78	-28.03
H World Group	$3.08B	3.69	$575M	$1.65	22.01

Is SG or HTHT more profitable?

H World Group has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Sweetgreen's net margin of -13.27%. H World Group's return on equity of 30.41% beat Sweetgreen's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sweetgreen	-13.27%	-18.82%	-10.39%
H World Group	15.97%	30.41%	6.04%

Which has more volatility and risk, SG or HTHT?

Sweetgreen has a beta of 2.37, suggesting that its share price is 137% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H World Group has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SG or HTHT?

95.8% of Sweetgreen shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of H World Group shares are held by institutional investors. 21.5% of Sweetgreen shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.4% of H World Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SG or HTHT?

Sweetgreen currently has a consensus price target of $40.60, suggesting a potential upside of 85.68%. H World Group has a consensus price target of $44.40, suggesting a potential upside of 22.25%. Given Sweetgreen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sweetgreen is more favorable than H World Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sweetgreen	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
H World Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SG or HTHT?

H World Group received 453 more outperform votes than Sweetgreen when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.02% of users gave H World Group an outperform vote while only 52.31% of users gave Sweetgreen an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sweetgreen	Outperform Votes 34 52.31%	Underperform Votes 31 47.69%
H World Group	Outperform Votes 487 68.02%	Underperform Votes 229 31.98%

Summary

H World Group beats Sweetgreen on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.