Winmark (WINA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer SIG or WINA?

In the previous week, Signet Jewelers had 4 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Signet Jewelers and 2 mentions for Winmark. Winmark's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Signet Jewelers' score of 0.50 indicating that Winmark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Signet Jewelers	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Winmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is SIG or WINA a better dividend stock?

Signet Jewelers pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Winmark pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Signet Jewelers pays out 139.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Winmark pays out 34.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Signet Jewelers has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Winmark has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SIG or WINA?

Signet Jewelers has higher revenue and earnings than Winmark. Winmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Signet Jewelers, 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
Signet Jewelers	$6.70B	0.47	$61.20M	$0.92	82.60
Winmark	$81.29M	16.58	$39.95M	$11.23	33.81

Which has more volatility and risk, SIG or WINA?

Signet Jewelers has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winmark has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SIG or WINA more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.48% compared to Signet Jewelers' net margin of 0.63%. Signet Jewelers' return on equity of 22.41% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Signet Jewelers	0.63%	22.41%	7.32%
Winmark	49.48%	-98.49%	103.78%

Do analysts recommend SIG or WINA?

Signet Jewelers currently has a consensus target price of $88.86, indicating a potential upside of 16.93%. Given Signet Jewelers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Signet Jewelers is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Signet Jewelers	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SIG or WINA?

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Signet Jewelers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Winmark shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Signet Jewelers beats Winmark on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.