Weyco Group (WEYS) vs. Its Rivals Head to Head Survey

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Weyco Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Weyco Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Weyco Group Competitors	1650	7638	10055	362	2.46

As a group, “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies have a potential upside of 9.87%. Given Weyco Group’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Weyco Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weyco Group	12.39%	14.04%	11.28%
Weyco Group Competitors	-3.45%	12.79%	2.71%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.6% of Weyco Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Weyco Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Weyco Group pays out 30.9% 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 23.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Weyco Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Weyco Group lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Weyco Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weyco Group	$276.17 million	$23.08 million	16.36
Weyco Group Competitors	$5.64 billion	$471.75 million	25.33

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

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

Weyco Group Company Profile

Weyco Group, Inc. designs and distributes footwear for men, women, and children. It operates in two segments, North American Wholesale Operations and North American Retail Operations. The company offers mid-priced leather dress shoes and casual footwear of man-made materials and leather; and outdoor boots, shoes, and sandals under the Florsheim, Nunn Bush, Stacy Adams, BOGS, Rafters, and Forsake brands. It is also involved in the wholesale of its products to footwear, department, and specialty stores, as well as e-commerce retailers in the United States and Canada. The company operates e-commerce business; and brick and mortar retail stores in the United States. In addition, it has licensing agreements with third parties, who sell its branded apparel, accessories, and specialty footwear. It operates in the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa. The company was formerly known as Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing Company and changed its name to Weyco Group, Inc. in April 1990. Weyco Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.