Winmark (WINA) Competitors

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) and Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) are both 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, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, FIVE or WINA?

Five Below has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winmark has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FIVE or WINA?

In the previous week, Five Below had 19 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Five Below and 4 mentions for Winmark. Winmark's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Five Below's score of 1.04 indicating that Winmark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Five Below	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Winmark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FIVE or WINA more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.15% compared to Five Below's net margin of 7.02%. Five Below's return on equity of 18.03% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Below	7.02%	18.03%	7.20%
Winmark	49.15%	-93.24%	88.80%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FIVE or WINA?

Five Below has higher revenue and earnings than Winmark. Five Below is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Winmark, 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
Five Below	$3.88B	1.56	$301.11M	$4.59	23.93
Winmark	$83.10M	17.82	$40.18M	$11.19	37.47

Do analysts recommend FIVE or WINA?

Five Below currently has a consensus price target of $97.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.24%. Winmark has a consensus price target of $445.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.12%. Given Winmark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Winmark is more favorable than Five Below.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five Below	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FIVE or WINA?

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Five Below shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Winmark 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FIVE or WINA?

Five Below received 804 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.28% of users gave Five Below an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Winmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Five Below	Outperform Votes 948 67.28%	Underperform Votes 461 32.72%
Winmark	Outperform Votes 144 57.14%	Underperform Votes 108 42.86%

Summary

Winmark beats Five Below on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.