WW International (WW) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RGS or WW?

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 59.21% of users gave WW International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Regis	Outperform Votes 278 59.66%	Underperform Votes 188 40.34%
WW International	Outperform Votes 479 59.21%	Underperform Votes 330 40.79%

Do analysts rate RGS or WW?

WW International has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 318.41%. Given WW International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WW International is more favorable than Regis.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Regis	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
WW International	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is RGS or WW 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
Regis	50.00%	51.23%	3.49%
WW International	-56.84%	N/A	-0.32%

Which has more volatility & risk, RGS or WW?

Regis has a beta of 2.48, suggesting that its stock price is 148% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor RGS or WW?

In the previous week, Regis had 30 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Regis and 2 mentions for WW International. Regis' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat WW International's score of -0.33 indicating that Regis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regis	13 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WW International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RGS or WW?

31.5% of Regis shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Regis shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RGS or WW?

Regis has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Regis	$202.98M	0.26	$91.06M	$39.45	0.55
WW International	$889.55M	0.06	-$112.25M	-$5.79	-0.12

Summary

Regis beats WW International on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.