Analyzing Weyco Group (WEYS) & Its Competitors

Weyco Group (NASDAQ:WEYS) is one of 117 public companies in the “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Weyco Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Weyco Group and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weyco Group	$284.04 million	$23.08 million	14.88
Weyco Group Competitors	$5.68 billion	$471.75 million	24.99

Weyco Group’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Weyco Group. Weyco Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

Weyco Group has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weyco Group’s competitors have a beta of 0.92, meaning that their average share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Weyco Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Weyco Group pays out 27.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.4% and pay out 22.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Weyco Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Weyco Group lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Weyco Group and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyco Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Weyco Group Competitors	1656	7661	10083	364	2.46

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 11.69%. Given Weyco Group’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weyco Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.6% of Weyco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by institutional investors. 36.4% of Weyco Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Weyco Group and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyco Group	13.96%	15.83%	12.74%
Weyco Group Competitors	-3.37%	12.95%	2.77%

Summary

Weyco Group competitors beat Weyco Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Weyco Group

Weyco Group, Inc. is a footwear company that designs, sources, markets and distributes branded men’s shoes and accessories. Its portfolio includes Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS and Forsake, serving dress, casual, outdoor and work-oriented footwear markets. The company sells its products through department stores, specialty footwear retailers, independent retailers, e-commerce platforms and its own branded websites. Its business is organized around wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels, with products distributed primarily in North America and also in select international markets, including Europe and Australia.