Regis (RGS) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer RGS or WW?

WW International has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 460.01%. Given WW International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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%

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%

Does the media refer more to RGS or WW?

In the previous week, Regis had 12 more articles in the media than WW International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Regis and 4 mentions for WW International. WW International's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Regis' score of 0.25 indicating that WW International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Regis	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
WW International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, RGS or WW?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	$191.34M	0.23	$91.06M	$39.45	0.46
WW International	$785.92M	0.05	-$112.25M	-$4.37	-0.12

Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of WW International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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