WW International (WW) Competitors

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

Does the media favor WW or RGS?

In the previous week, Regis had 10 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Regis and 3 mentions for WW International. WW International's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Regis' score of 0.08 indicating that WW International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WW International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Regis	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WW or RGS?

Regis has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
WW International	$785.92M	0.06	-$112.25M	-$4.37	-0.13
Regis	$191.34M	0.23	$91.06M	$39.45	0.45

Do insiders & institutionals believe in WW or RGS?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WW or RGS?

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

Do analysts prefer WW or RGS?

WW International currently has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 420.92%. Given WW International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe WW International is more favorable than Regis.

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

Which has more volatility and risk, WW or RGS?

WW International has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regis has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Summary

Regis beats WW International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.