Head-To-Head Review: Winland (WELX) & Its Peers

Winland (OTCMKTS:WELX) is one of 25 public companies in the “Process control instruments” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Winland to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

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, 16.8% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Winland has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winland’s peers have a beta of 0.70, meaning that their average stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Winland and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winland	0	0	0	0	N/A
Winland Competitors	235	1013	1681	28	2.51

As a group, “Process control instruments” companies have a potential upside of 11.50%. Given Winland’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Winland has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Winland and its peers’ 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	-61.21%	-21.72%	-6.55%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Winland	$4.79 million	$2.01 million	5.70
Winland Competitors	$2.77 billion	$358.08 million	63.44

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

Summary

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

Winland Company Profile

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.