Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

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

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%

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 0.8%. 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.

Do analysts prefer WING or TGLS?

Wingstop currently has a consensus price target of $380.52, indicating a potential upside of 43.78%. Tecnoglass has a consensus price target of $89.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.82%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

Does the media favor WING or TGLS?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 18 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Wingstop and 14 mentions for Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Wingstop's score of 0.64 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wingstop	14 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Tecnoglass	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher 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	$625.81M	11.81	$108.72M	$6.00	44.11
Tecnoglass	$955.73M	3.48	$182.88M	$3.89	18.18

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WING or TGLS?

37.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Wingstop shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tecnoglass shares are owned by company 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 more risk and volatility, WING or TGLS?

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