Comparing Winland (WELX) & Its Peers

Winland (OTCMKTS:WELXGet Free Report) is one of 26 publicly-traded companies in the “Process control instruments” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Winland to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Winland has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winland’s competitors have a beta of 0.78, meaning that their average stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Winland 73.88% N/A N/A
Winland Competitors -61.23% -21.72% -6.55%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

62.0% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Winland shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are owned by 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Winland and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Winland $4.79 million $2.01 million 5.62
Winland Competitors $2.78 billion $358.08 million 61.50

Winland’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Winland. Winland 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Winland and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Winland 0 0 0 0 N/A
Winland Competitors 237 1017 1692 28 2.51

As a group, “Process control instruments” companies have a potential upside of 17.89%. Given Winland’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Winland has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Winland competitors beat Winland on 6 of the 10 factors compared.

Winland Company Profile

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Winland Holdings Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides critical condition monitoring devices to the security industry. Its products are used to protect against loss of assets due to damage from water, excess humidity, extremes of temperature, and loss of power. The company offers EnviroAlert, which monitors temperature, humidity, and/or water presence in critical environments; TempAlert, a temperature monitoring device for residential and commercial environments through security systems; WaterBug, a water presence and leak detection system; and Power-Out Alert, a power outage detector. It also provides INSIGHT, an automated cloud-based platform that offers early alerting, reporting, and logging services designed to ensure regulatory compliance. The company offers its products through a network of distributors, dealers, security installers, and integrators for industries including health and medical, grocery and food services, and commercial and industrial, as well as agriculture and residential. Winland Holdings Corporation was incorporated in 1972 and is headquartered in Mankato, Minnesota.

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