Critical Contrast: Winland (WELX) versus 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 similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.0% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Winland shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

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

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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Winland and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Winland	0	0	0	0	N/A
Winland Competitors	236	1015	1691	28	2.51

As a group, “Process control instruments” companies have a potential upside of 17.84%. Given Winland’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Winland has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Winland and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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 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.