ODP (ODP) Competitors

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) and ODP (NASDAQ:ODP) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Is WINA or ODP a better dividend stock?

Winmark pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ODP pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Winmark pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ODP pays out -7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Winmark has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Winmark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WINA or ODP?

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of ODP shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Winmark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of ODP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WINA or ODP?

Winmark has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ODP. ODP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winmark, 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
Winmark	$81.29M	16.27	$39.95M	$11.19	33.49
ODP	$6.82B	0.08	-$3M	-$1.39	-13.59

Do analysts rate WINA or ODP?

ODP has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 48.19%. Given ODP's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ODP is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ODP	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer WINA or ODP?

In the previous week, ODP had 2 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ODP and 2 mentions for Winmark. Winmark's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat ODP's score of 0.58 indicating that Winmark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winmark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ODP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WINA or ODP more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.45% compared to ODP's net margin of -0.69%. ODP's return on equity of 11.50% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winmark	49.45%	-95.03%	102.38%
ODP	-0.69%	11.50%	2.68%

Which has more risk and volatility, WINA or ODP?

Winmark has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ODP has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Winmark beats ODP on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.