Winmark (WINA) Competitors

Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) and Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FIVE or WINA?

Five Below received 803 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.45% of users gave Five Below an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Winmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Five Below	Outperform Votes 947 67.45%	Underperform Votes 457 32.55%
Winmark	Outperform Votes 144 57.14%	Underperform Votes 108 42.86%

Does the media refer more to FIVE or WINA?

In the previous week, Five Below had 27 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Five Below and 7 mentions for Winmark. Winmark's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Five Below's score of 0.43 indicating that Winmark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Five Below	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Winmark	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate FIVE or WINA?

Five Below currently has a consensus price target of $94.30, suggesting a potential upside of 50.47%. Winmark has a consensus price target of $445.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.50%. Given Five Below's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Five Below is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Five Below	1 Sell rating(s)	14 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.24
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, FIVE or WINA?

Five Below has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winmark has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FIVE or WINA?

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Five Below shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Winmark shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FIVE or WINA more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.15% compared to Five Below's net margin of 7.02%. Five Below's return on equity of 18.03% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Five Below	7.02%	18.03%	7.20%
Winmark	49.15%	-93.24%	88.80%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FIVE or WINA?

Five Below has higher revenue and earnings than Winmark. Five Below 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
Five Below	$3.88B	0.89	$301.11M	$4.59	13.65
Winmark	$81.29M	14.20	$40.18M	$10.89	29.94

Summary

Five Below and Winmark tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.