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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to WINA or ODP?

In the previous week, Winmark had 2 more articles in the media than ODP. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Winmark and 5 mentions for ODP. ODP's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Winmark's score of 0.87 indicating that ODP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winmark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ODP	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WINA or ODP a better dividend stock?

Winmark pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. ODP pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Winmark is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WINA or ODP?

ODP has higher revenue and earnings than Winmark. 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	$83.10M	18.25	$40.18M	$11.19	38.37
ODP	$6.82B	0.08	$139M	-$1.39	-13.03

Which has more risk and volatility, WINA or ODP?

Winmark has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ODP has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WINA or ODP more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.15% compared to ODP's net margin of -0.52%. ODP's return on equity of 12.15% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winmark	49.15%	-93.24%	88.80%
ODP	-0.52%	12.15%	3.18%

Do analysts rate WINA or ODP?

Winmark presently has a consensus price target of $445.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.65%. ODP has a consensus price target of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 54.61%. Given ODP's 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ODP	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WINA or ODP?

73.3% of Winmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of ODP shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Winmark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of ODP shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WINA or ODP?

ODP received 265 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave Winmark an outperform vote while only 56.57% of users gave ODP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Winmark	Outperform Votes 144 57.14%	Underperform Votes 108 42.86%
ODP	Outperform Votes 409 56.57%	Underperform Votes 314 43.43%

Summary

Winmark beats ODP on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.