Comparing Winland (WELX) and Its Competitors

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

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	74.08%	N/A	N/A
Winland Competitors	-61.23%	-21.74%	-6.56%

Earnings and 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	6.17
Winland Competitors	$2.79 billion	$358.08 million	108.14

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

62.0% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Winland shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of shares of all “Process control instruments” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Winland has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Winland’s peers have a beta of 0.70, suggesting that their average share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices 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	240	1026	1702	28	2.51

As a group, “Process control instruments” companies have a potential upside of 16.78%. Given Winland’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Winland has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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.