Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) CFO Anthony D. Ishaug Sells 4,000 Shares of Stock

Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) CFO Anthony D. Ishaug sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $386.51, for a total transaction of $1,546,040.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 51,783 shares in the company, valued at $20,014,647.33. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Winmark Trading Down 0.6 %

NASDAQ WINA opened at $371.80 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $362.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $390.17. Winmark Co. has a 1 year low of $308.92 and a 1 year high of $451.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.95 and a beta of 0.85.

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 17th. The specialty retailer reported $2.41 EPS for the quarter. Winmark had a net margin of 48.36% and a negative return on equity of 84.36%. The firm had revenue of $20.11 million for the quarter.

Winmark Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be issued a $0.90 dividend. This is an increase from Winmark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 14th. Winmark’s payout ratio is currently 29.22%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Winmark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Winmark by 1.5% in 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. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID grew its stake in shares of Winmark by 7.7% in the first quarter. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID now owns 27,667 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $10,007,000 after acquiring an additional 1,982 shares in the last quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Winmark by 0.9% in the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 25,043 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $9,344,000 after acquiring an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Winmark by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 22,345 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $9,330,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of Winmark by 1.8% in the third quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 15,438 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $5,760,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Winmark Company 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.