Weyco Group (WEYS) Competitors

Traeger (NYSE:COOK) and Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer COOK or WEYS?

In the previous week, Traeger had 1 more articles in the media than Weyco Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Traeger and 1 mentions for Weyco Group. Weyco Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Traeger's score of 0.00 indicating that Traeger is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Traeger	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Weyco Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer COOK or WEYS?

Traeger presently has a consensus target price of $4.47, suggesting a potential upside of 111.69%. Given Weyco Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Traeger is more favorable than Weyco Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Traeger	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Weyco Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, COOK or WEYS?

Traeger has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyco Group has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is COOK or WEYS more profitable?

Weyco Group has a net margin of 9.49% compared to Weyco Group's net margin of -11.26%. Traeger's return on equity of 12.88% beat Weyco Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Traeger	-11.26%	-20.91%	-7.50%
Weyco Group	9.49%	12.88%	10.12%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in COOK or WEYS?

46.8% of Traeger shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of Weyco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Traeger shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of Weyco Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, COOK or WEYS?

Weyco Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Traeger. Traeger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weyco Group, 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
Traeger	$605.88M	0.45	-$84.40M	-$0.55	-3.84
Weyco Group	$318.05M	0.87	$30.19M	$3.16	9.22

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COOK or WEYS?

Weyco Group received 126 more outperform votes than Traeger when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.88% of users gave Weyco Group an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Traeger an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Traeger	Outperform Votes 32 44.44%	Underperform Votes 40 55.56%
Weyco Group	Outperform Votes 158 57.88%	Underperform Votes 115 42.12%

Summary

Weyco Group beats Traeger on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.