Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. Acquires 6,248 Shares of Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA)

Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) by 26.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 30,191 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,248 shares during the quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. owned approximately 0.86% of Winmark worth $11,867,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in Winmark by 13.7% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 3,961 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,517,000 after acquiring an additional 477 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Winmark by 1.9% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 81,185 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $31,088,000 after buying an additional 1,535 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new stake in Winmark during the 3rd quarter valued at $388,000. Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Winmark by 117.7% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 6,073 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,325,000 after buying an additional 3,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Winmark by 2.1% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 71,185 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,264,000 after acquiring an additional 1,445 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

Winmark Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of WINA opened at $326.00 on Wednesday. Winmark Co. has a 1-year low of $295.79 and a 1-year high of $431.67. The firm has a market cap of $1.15 billion, a PE ratio of 29.94 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $334.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $371.64.

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The specialty retailer reported $2.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.65 by ($0.05). Winmark had a net margin of 49.15% and a negative return on equity of 93.24%. The business had revenue of $19.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.25 million.

Winmark Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th were issued a $0.90 dividend. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.10%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Winmark’s dividend payout ratio is 33.06%.

Winmark Company Profile

Winmark Corporation, a resale company operates as a franchisor for small business in the United States and Canada. The company franchises retail stores concepts that buy, sell and trade merchandise. It also operates middle-market equipment leasing business. In addition, the company buys and sells used clothing and accessories geared toward the teenage and young adult market under Plato’s Closet brand; and operates stores which buys and sells used and new children’s clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, and accessories primarily to parents of children ages infant to 12 years under the Once Upon A Child brand.