Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) CFO Sells $1,546,040.00 in Stock

Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) CFO Anthony D. Ishaug sold 4,000 shares of Winmark stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $386.51, for a total value of $1,546,040.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 51,783 shares in the company, valued at approximately $20,014,647.33. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Winmark Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WINA traded down $2.20 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $371.80. 18,421 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,556. Winmark Co. has a 12-month low of $308.92 and a 12-month high of $451.30. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $362.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $390.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 33.95 and a beta of 0.85.

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

Winmark Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.90 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. This is a positive change from Winmark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. This represents a $3.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.97%. Winmark’s dividend payout ratio is 29.22%.

Institutional Trading of Winmark

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of WINA. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID increased its stake in shares of Winmark by 3.8% during the third quarter. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID now owns 20,878 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $7,790,000 after buying an additional 768 shares during the period. Cavalier Investments LLC increased its stake in Winmark by 2.4% in the third quarter. Cavalier Investments LLC now owns 1,514 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $565,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. increased its stake in Winmark by 8.9% in the third quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 2,076 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $775,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares during the last quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Winmark by 20.7% in the third quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 980 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $366,000 after purchasing an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Winmark in the third quarter valued at approximately $263,000. 73.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.