SG Americas Securities LLC Makes New Investment in Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA)

SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 337 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $141,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Winmark by 7.3% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 231,493 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $76,964,000 after purchasing an additional 15,844 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Winmark by 1.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 154,934 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $57,811,000 after purchasing an additional 2,247 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Winmark by 4.1% during the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 145,931 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $46,761,000 after purchasing an additional 5,700 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Winmark by 0.4% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 129,219 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $41,405,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Winmark by 45.8% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 80,522 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $30,045,000 after purchasing an additional 25,287 shares during the last quarter. 73.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Winmark Stock Up 1.4 %

WINA opened at $352.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $362.39 and a 200-day moving average price of $390.57. Winmark Co. has a twelve month low of $308.92 and a twelve month high of $451.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.97 and a beta of 0.85.

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The specialty retailer reported $2.64 EPS for the quarter. Winmark had a net margin of 48.27% and a negative return on equity of 83.98%. The business had revenue of $20.04 million during the quarter.

Winmark Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 14th were issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 13th. This represents a $3.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.91%. Winmark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.01%.

Winmark Profile

Winmark Corporation, a resale company operates as a franchisor for small business in the United States and Canada. The company franchises retail stores concepts that buy, sell and trade merchandise. It also operates middle-market equipment leasing business. In addition, the company buys and sells used clothing and accessories geared toward the teenage and young adult market under Plato's Closet brand; and operates stores which buys and sells used and new children's clothing, toys, furniture, equipment, and accessories primarily to parents of children ages infant to 12 years under the Once Upon A Child brand.