WW International (WW) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, RGS or WW?

Regis has a beta of 2.5, meaning that its share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WW International has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RGS or WW more profitable?

Regis has a net margin of 45.49% compared to WW International's net margin of -56.84%. Regis' return on equity of 143.69% beat WW International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Regis	45.49%	143.69%	2.92%
WW International	-56.84%	N/A	-0.32%

Does the media prefer RGS or WW?

In the previous week, Regis had 58 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Regis and 4 mentions for WW International. Regis' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat WW International's score of 0.02 indicating that Regis is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regis	14 Very Positive mention(s)	27 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	17 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WW International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable 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	0.28	$91.06M	$37.17	0.66
WW International	$889.55M	0.11	-$112.25M	-$5.79	-0.21

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RGS or WW?

WW International received 201 more outperform votes than Regis when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.04% 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 60.04%	Underperform Votes 185 39.96%
WW International	Outperform Votes 479 59.21%	Underperform Votes 330 40.79%

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

31.5% of Regis shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of WW International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Regis shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RGS or WW?

WW International has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 273.44%. Given WW International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

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