Analyzing Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) & Papa John’s International (NASDAQ:PZZA)

Super Hi International (NASDAQ:HDL) and Papa John’s International (NASDAQ:PZZA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Super Hi International and Papa John’s International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Super Hi International	2	0	0	0	1.00
Papa John’s International	1	7	2	0	2.10

Papa John’s International has a consensus target price of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.96%. Given Papa John’s International’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Papa John’s International is more favorable than Super Hi International.

Profitability

This table compares Super Hi International and Papa John’s International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Super Hi International	3.29%	7.38%	3.93%
Papa John’s International	1.37%	-10.71%	5.33%

Risk and Volatility

Super Hi International has a beta of -0.1, suggesting that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Papa John’s International has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Super Hi International and Papa John’s International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Super Hi International	$840.76 million	0.95	$36.43 million	$0.60	20.43
Papa John’s International	$2.05 billion	0.54	$30.53 million	$0.83	40.35

Super Hi International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Papa John’s International. Super Hi International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Papa John’s International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Papa John’s International beats Super Hi International on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Papa John’s International

Papa John’s International, Inc. engages in the operation and franchise of pizza delivery and carryout restaurants. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Company-owned Restaurants, North America Franchising, North America Commissaries, International Operations, and All Others. The Domestic Company-Owned Restaurants segment consists of retail sales of pizza and side items, breadsticks, cheese sticks, chicken poppers and wings, dessert items, and canned and bottled beverages. The North America Franchising segment involves the offering of sales and support activities, development rights, and collection of royalties from franchisees located in the United States and Canada. The North America Commissaries segment includes the eleven full-service regional dough production and distribution and quality control centers. The International Operations segment represents all restaurant operations outside of the United States and Canada. The All Others segment focuses on franchise contributions to marketing funds and sale, company-owned and franchised restaurants, information systems and related services used in restaurant operations, point-of-sale system, online and other technology-based ordering platforms, printing, and promotional items. The company was founded by John H. Schnatter in 1984 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.