GEN Restaurant Group (GENK)
Operates cook-it-yourself Korean barbecue restaurants in the United States and South Korea.
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Operates GEN Korean BBQ, an all-you-can-eat dining concept where guests cook Korean and Korean-American food at table grills. The company runs its restaurants as one reportable segment across the United States and South Korea.
GEN Korean BBQ centers its restaurants on an interactive, all-you-can-eat format. Guests prepare meats, poultry, seafood, and vegetables on grills built into each table, pairing Korean and Korean-American menu items with casual dining.
The company operates its restaurants in the United States and South Korea as a single reportable segment. Food, labor, occupancy, and site operations shape the consistency of the grill-at-table experience.
Its public-company structure controls the operating company through GEN Restaurant Companies, LLC. Technology and network security, key management, government laws and regulations, and ready-to-cook offerings are disclosed operating dependencies.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 22, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | Benchmark | Downgrade | ||
| Dec 29, 2025 | Roth Capital | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $10 | Target: $3 |
EPSReportedEstimate
RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $5.9M · Total debt $188.2M · Total assets $247.8M · Shareholders' equity $13.6M
- Revenue
- $55.7M
- Operating income
- −$5.2M
- Net income
- −$754.0K
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 1.79% | 591.7K shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 43.24% | 14.25M shares | |
| 4 holders · as of Aug 15, 2025 | |||
| Strategic holders | 5.47% | 1.80M shares | |
| 2 holders · as of Nov 17, 2023 | |||
| Other | 49.50% | 16.32M shares | |
| remainder | |||
32.96M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
David Wook Jin KimInsiderdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer | 27.84% | 203,997 A · 8.97M B | filed May 15, 2025 |
Jae ChangInsiderdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer | 15.27% | 5.03M B · 4,397 A | filed Apr 30, 2025 |
Ichibon Trading, LLCStrategic10 percent owner | 4.22% | 1.39M A | filed Jul 10, 2023 |
Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.Strategic10 percent owner | 1.24% | 410,316 A | filed Nov 17, 2023 |
Skylands Capital, LLCInstitution | 0.54% | 176,413 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
Nothing filed in the last 12 months.
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| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN Restaurant Group | $1.75 | +4.17% | $55.4M | — | — | 0.3 | +1.2% |
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| Median | 27.3 | 22.9 | 1.4 | +7.7% |