Weyco Group (WEYS) Competitors

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) and Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) are both distributors companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, WEYS or GPC?

Weyco Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WEYS or GPC?

23.6% of Weyco Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are held by institutional investors. 35.5% of Weyco Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, WEYS or GPC?

Genuine Parts has higher revenue and earnings than Weyco Group. Weyco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuine Parts, 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
Weyco Group	$290.29M	1.00	$30.32M	$2.69	11.22
Genuine Parts	$23.49B	0.82	$904.08M	$5.81	23.73

Does the media favor WEYS or GPC?

In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 28 more articles in the media than Weyco Group. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Genuine Parts and 3 mentions for Weyco Group. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Weyco Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weyco Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Genuine Parts	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WEYS or GPC a better dividend stock?

Weyco Group pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Weyco Group pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 70.9% 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. Weyco Group has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Genuine Parts has increased its dividend for 70 consecutive years. Weyco Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is WEYS or GPC more profitable?

Weyco Group has a net margin of 9.20% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 3.40%. Genuine Parts' return on equity of 22.41% beat Weyco Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyco Group	9.20%	10.34%	8.35%
Genuine Parts	3.40%	22.41%	5.12%

Do analysts prefer WEYS or GPC?

Genuine Parts has a consensus price target of $135.29, suggesting a potential downside of 1.86%. Given Genuine Parts' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Genuine Parts is more favorable than Weyco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Genuine Parts	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Genuine Parts beats Weyco Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.