Financial Survey: Weyco Group (WEYS) & The Competition

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

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	12.39%	14.04%	11.28%
Weyco Group Competitors	-3.45%	12.79%	2.71%

Risk & Volatility

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

Earnings & Valuation

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	$276.17 million	$23.08 million	16.36
Weyco Group Competitors	$5.64 billion	$471.75 million	25.33

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.

Institutional and Insider 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 15.1% of shares of all “Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Weyco Group and its competitors, as reported 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	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 competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Weyco Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Weyco Group lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Weyco Group competitors 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.