Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) Shares Acquired by Anchor Capital Advisors LLC

Anchor Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) by 2.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,467 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 80 shares during the quarter. Anchor Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Winmark were worth $1,363,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of WINA. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Winmark in the 3rd quarter valued at about $9,168,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Winmark in the 3rd quarter valued at about $5,102,000. Congress Asset Management Co. lifted its position in Winmark by 73.3% in the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 15,823 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $6,220,000 after purchasing an additional 6,690 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC lifted its position in Winmark by 117.7% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 6,073 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,325,000 after purchasing an additional 3,284 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northstar Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Winmark in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,200,000. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Winmark Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WINA opened at $336.08 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 30.86 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $381.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $382.28. Winmark Co. has a fifty-two week low of $328.01 and a fifty-two week high of $431.67.

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

Winmark Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be given a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.07%. Winmark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.