Winmark (WINA) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WINA or SIG?

Winmark has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Signet Jewelers has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WINA or SIG more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.48% 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	49.48%	-98.49%	103.78%
Signet Jewelers	1.95%	23.42%	7.55%

Is WINA or SIG a better dividend stock?

Winmark pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Signet Jewelers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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.

Do analysts prefer WINA or SIG?

Signet Jewelers has a consensus price target of $97.71, indicating a potential upside of 0.93%. Given Signet Jewelers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Signet Jewelers	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

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

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Winmark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Signet Jewelers 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.

Does the media prefer WINA or SIG?

In the previous week, Winmark and Winmark both had 2 articles in the media. Signet Jewelers' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Winmark's score of 0.47 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Signet Jewelers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	22.11	$39.95M	$11.23	45.09
Signet Jewelers	$6.70B	0.59	$61.20M	$2.98	32.49

Summary

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