AltraVue Capital LLC Has $86.77 Million Position in Winmark Corporation $WINA

AltraVue Capital LLC boosted its stake in Winmark Corporation (NASDAQ:WINA) by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 174,323 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares during the quarter. Winmark accounts for 7.2% of AltraVue Capital LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. AltraVue Capital LLC owned approximately 4.89% of Winmark worth $86,773,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in WINA. Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Winmark in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,021,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Winmark by 2,358.0% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 73,739 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $27,845,000 after buying an additional 70,739 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP raised its position in Winmark by 2,478.1% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 44,086 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $16,647,000 after buying an additional 42,376 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Winmark in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $6,757,000. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in Winmark by 595.6% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 12,082 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $4,562,000 after acquiring an additional 10,345 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Winmark from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Winmark Price Performance

Shares of WINA stock opened at $480.67 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $440.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $444.18. Winmark Corporation has a one year low of $295.79 and a one year high of $527.37. The stock has a market cap of $1.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.50 and a beta of 0.68.

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The specialty retailer reported $2.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.78 by ($0.09). Winmark had a net margin of 48.40% and a negative return on equity of 102.34%. The firm had revenue of $21.09 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.09 million.

Winmark Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 11th were issued a dividend of $0.96 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 11th. This represents a $3.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Winmark’s payout ratio is presently 33.95%.

Winmark Profile

Winmark Corporation (NASDAQ: WINA) is a franchisor of retail resale stores, specializing in the resale of apparel, sporting goods, children’s and maternity clothing, toys, and entertainment media. Through its portfolio of well-known brands—such as Plato’s Closet, Once Upon a Child, Play It Again Sports, and Style Encore—Winmark provides aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to own and operate neighborhood resale businesses. The company supports its franchisees with site selection, store design, training programs, and ongoing marketing assistance, emphasizing a turnkey approach to retail entrepreneurship.

Each of Winmark’s franchised brands targets a distinct consumer segment.