WW International (WW) Competitors

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

Is WW or RGS 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
WW International	-56.84%	N/A	-0.32%
Regis	50.00%	51.23%	3.49%

Do analysts rate WW or RGS?

WW International presently has a consensus target price 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
WW International	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Regis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WW or RGS?

Regis has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
WW International	$765.94M	0.03	-$112.25M	-$0.89	-0.28
Regis	$191.34M	0.27	$91.06M	$40.53	0.53

Does the media refer more to WW or RGS?

In the previous week, Regis had 9 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regis and 4 mentions for WW International. Regis' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat WW International's score of 0.46 indicating that Regis is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WW International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Regis	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WW or RGS?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, WW or RGS?

WW International has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regis has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Regis beats WW International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.