Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, WING or TGLS?

Wingstop has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tecnoglass has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WING or TGLS a better dividend stock?

Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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.

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%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$625.81M	11.24	$108.72M	$6.00	42.00
Tecnoglass	$955.73M	3.25	$182.88M	$3.89	17.00

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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate WING or TGLS?

Wingstop currently has a consensus target price of $376.92, suggesting a potential upside of 49.58%. Tecnoglass has a consensus target price of $89.00, suggesting a potential upside of 34.60%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.93
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media refer more to WING or TGLS?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 23 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Wingstop and 2 mentions for Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Wingstop's score of 0.34 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wingstop	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Tecnoglass	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Wingstop beats Tecnoglass on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.