Regis (RGS) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Regis shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor WW or RGS?

In the previous week, Regis had 18 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Regis and 16 mentions for WW International. WW International's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Regis' score of -0.14 indicating that WW International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WW International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Regis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	12 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & 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	$785.92M	0.08	-$112.25M	-$4.37	-0.18
Regis	$191.34M	0.24	$91.06M	$39.45	0.48

Which has more risk and volatility, WW or RGS?

WW International has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regis has a beta of 2.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WW or RGS?

WW International presently has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 289.41%. Given WW International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Regis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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 58.92% of users gave WW International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
WW International	Outperform Votes 479 58.92%	Underperform Votes 334 41.08%
Regis	Outperform Votes 278 59.66%	Underperform Votes 188 40.34%

Summary

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