WW International (WW) Competitors

Regis (NYSE:RGS) and WW International (NASDAQ:WW) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media refer more to RGS or WW?

In the previous week, Regis had 38 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Regis and 1 mentions for WW International. WW International's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Regis' score of 0.39 indicating that WW International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regis	12 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WW International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RGS or WW?

31.5% of Regis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Regis shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, RGS or WW?

Regis has higher earnings, but lower revenue than WW International. WW International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Regis, 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
Regis	$199.11M	0.28	$91.06M	$40.53	0.55
WW International	$765.94M	0.03	-$112.25M	-$0.89	-0.28

Which has more risk and volatility, RGS or WW?

Regis has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RGS or WW?

WW International has a consensus price target of $2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 801.44%. Given WW International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe WW International is more favorable than Regis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
WW International	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RGS or WW?

WW International received 201 more outperform votes than Regis when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.66% of users gave Regis an outperform vote while only 58.85% of users gave WW International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regis	Outperform Votes 278 59.66%	Underperform Votes 188 40.34%
WW International	Outperform Votes 479 58.85%	Underperform Votes 335 41.15%

Is RGS or WW more profitable?

Regis has a net margin of 50.00% compared to WW International's net margin of -56.84%. Regis' return on equity of 51.23% beat WW International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regis	50.00%	51.23%	3.49%
WW International	-56.84%	N/A	-0.32%

Summary

Regis beats WW International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.