Winmark (WINA) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WINA or FIVE?

Winmark presently has a consensus target price of $445.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.49%. Five Below has a consensus target price of $111.32, indicating a potential upside of 29.56%. Given Winmark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Winmark is more favorable than Five Below.

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
Five Below	2 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WINA or FIVE?

Five Below received 800 more outperform votes than Winmark when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.01% of users gave Five Below 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%
Five Below	Outperform Votes 944 68.01%	Underperform Votes 444 31.99%

Does the media refer more to WINA or FIVE?

In the previous week, Five Below had 3 more articles in the media than Winmark. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Five Below and 9 mentions for Winmark. Five Below's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Winmark's score of 0.11 indicating that Five Below is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Winmark	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Five Below	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, WINA or FIVE?

Winmark has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Below has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WINA or FIVE 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
Winmark	49.15%	-93.24%	88.80%
Five Below	7.02%	18.03%	7.20%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WINA or FIVE?

73.3% of Winmark shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Winmark shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Five Below shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WINA or FIVE?

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
Winmark	$81.29M	14.65	$40.18M	$10.89	31.08
Five Below	$3.56B	1.33	$301.11M	$4.85	17.72

Summary

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