Seizert Capital Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 644 Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA)

Seizert Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 644 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $253,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cavalier Investments LLC boosted its holdings in Winmark by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Cavalier Investments LLC now owns 1,742 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $685,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Winmark by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,467 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,363,000 after buying an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Winmark by 145.4% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 238 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $93,000 after buying an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Winmark by 0.7% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 24,246 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $9,530,000 after buying an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ClearAlpha Technologies LP raised its stake in shares of Winmark by 26.4% in the 3rd quarter. ClearAlpha Technologies LP now owns 1,265 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $484,000 after buying an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. 73.32% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Winmark Stock Performance

Shares of WINA stock opened at $318.42 on Thursday. Winmark Co. has a 52-week low of $313.59 and a 52-week high of $431.67. The stock has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.24 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $377.40 and a 200-day moving average of $381.58.

Winmark (NASDAQ:WINA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The specialty retailer reported $2.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.65 by ($0.05). Winmark had a net margin of 49.15% and a negative return on equity of 93.24%. The business had revenue of $19.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.25 million.

Winmark Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th were given a dividend of $0.90 per share. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 12th. Winmark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 33.06%.

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.