Winmark (WINA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to WINA or SIG?

In the previous week, Signet Jewelers had 44 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Signet Jewelers and 2 mentions for Winmark. Winmark's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Signet Jewelers' score of -0.17 indicating that Winmark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winmark	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Signet Jewelers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	16 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WINA or SIG?

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Winmark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Signet Jewelers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WINA or SIG a better dividend stock?

Winmark pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Signet Jewelers pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Winmark pays out 32.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Signet Jewelers pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Signet Jewelers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, WINA or SIG?

Winmark has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Signet Jewelers has a beta of 2.13, suggesting that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WINA or SIG more profitable?

Winmark has a net margin of 49.02% compared to Signet Jewelers' net margin of 8.57%. Signet Jewelers' return on equity of 28.69% beat Winmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Winmark	49.02%	-85.43%	97.81%
Signet Jewelers	8.57%	28.69%	9.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WINA or SIG?

Signet Jewelers received 645 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.20% of users gave Signet Jewelers an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Winmark an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Winmark	Outperform Votes 144 57.14%	Underperform Votes 108 42.86%
Signet Jewelers	Outperform Votes 789 70.20%	Underperform Votes 335 29.80%

Do analysts rate WINA or SIG?

Winmark currently has a consensus target price of $445.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.40%. Signet Jewelers has a consensus target price of $95.20, indicating a potential upside of 66.16%. Given Signet Jewelers' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Signet Jewelers is more favorable than Winmark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winmark	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Signet Jewelers	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WINA or SIG?

Signet Jewelers has higher revenue and earnings than Winmark. Signet Jewelers 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
Winmark	$83.24M	16.59	$40.18M	$10.93	35.90
Signet Jewelers	$7.17B	0.35	$810.40M	$8.69	6.59

Summary

Signet Jewelers beats Winmark on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.