Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) and Tecnoglass (NASDAQ:TGLS) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is WING or TGLS more profitable?

Wingstop has a net margin of 25.61% compared to Tecnoglass' net margin of 17.82%. Tecnoglass' return on equity of 27.71% beat Wingstop's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wingstop	25.61%	-17.07%	16.53%
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%

Do analysts rate WING or TGLS?

Wingstop currently has a consensus price target of $379.52, indicating a potential upside of 22.51%. Tecnoglass has a consensus price target of $89.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.46%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wingstop	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.97
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WING or TGLS?

37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wingstop shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, WING or TGLS?

Tecnoglass has higher revenue and earnings than Wingstop. Tecnoglass is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wingstop, 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
Wingstop	$669.74M	12.92	$108.72M	$6.00	51.63
Tecnoglass	$955.73M	3.57	$182.88M	$3.89	18.68

Does the media prefer WING or TGLS?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 13 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Wingstop and 9 mentions for Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Wingstop's score of 0.89 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wingstop	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tecnoglass	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WING or TGLS a better dividend stock?

Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Wingstop pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tecnoglass pays out 15.4% 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. Wingstop has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years and Tecnoglass has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Tecnoglass is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, WING or TGLS?

Wingstop has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wingstop beats Tecnoglass on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.