Winmark (WINA) Competitors

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) and Signet Jewelers (NYSE:SIG) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WINA or SIG?

Signet Jewelers has higher revenue and earnings than Winmark. Signet Jewelers 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
Winmark	$81.29M	18.75	$39.95M	$11.22	38.15
Signet Jewelers	$6.70B	0.64	$61.20M	$2.98	35.02

Which has more volatility and risk, WINA or SIG?

Winmark has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Signet Jewelers has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WINA or SIG?

73.3% of Winmark shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of Winmark shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Signet Jewelers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer WINA or SIG?

In the previous week, Winmark and Winmark both had 6 articles in the media. Signet Jewelers' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Winmark's score of 0.41 indicating that Signet Jewelers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Signet Jewelers	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WINA or SIG a better dividend stock?

Winmark pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Signet Jewelers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Winmark pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Signet Jewelers pays out 43.0% 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. Winmark has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Signet Jewelers has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is WINA or SIG more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 48.84% compared to Signet Jewelers' net margin of 1.95%. Signet Jewelers' return on equity of 23.42% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winmark	48.84%	-103.08%	102.66%
Signet Jewelers	1.95%	23.42%	7.55%

Do analysts recommend WINA or SIG?

Signet Jewelers has a consensus price target of $97.71, indicating a potential downside of 6.38%. Given Signet Jewelers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Signet Jewelers is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Signet Jewelers	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Summary

Winmark and Signet Jewelers tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.