Tecnoglass (TGLS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TGLS or WING?

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

Is TGLS or WING a better dividend stock?

Tecnoglass pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Wingstop pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Tecnoglass pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wingstop pays out 20.0% 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. Tecnoglass has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Wingstop has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Tecnoglass is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TGLS or WING 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
Tecnoglass	17.82%	27.71%	16.49%
Wingstop	25.61%	-17.07%	16.53%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TGLS or WING?

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

Does the media favor TGLS or WING?

In the previous week, Wingstop had 26 more articles in the media than Tecnoglass. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Wingstop and 1 mentions for Tecnoglass. Tecnoglass' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Wingstop's score of 0.32 indicating that Tecnoglass is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tecnoglass	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wingstop	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TGLS or WING?

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
Tecnoglass	$955.73M	3.11	$182.88M	$3.89	16.29
Wingstop	$669.74M	10.44	$108.72M	$6.00	41.72

Do analysts prefer TGLS or WING?

Tecnoglass currently has a consensus target price of $89.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.49%. Wingstop has a consensus target price of $371.35, indicating a potential upside of 48.36%. Given Wingstop's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wingstop is more favorable than Tecnoglass.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tecnoglass	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Wingstop	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	21 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

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