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

Winmark Co. (NASDAQ:WINA) CFO Anthony D. Ishaug sold 4,000 shares of Winmark stock in a transaction on Monday, April 22nd. The shares were 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 directly owns 51,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $20,014,647.33. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Winmark Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of Winmark stock opened at $360.00 on Friday. Winmark Co. has a 12-month low of $308.92 and a 12-month high of $451.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.88 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $361.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $389.87.

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

Winmark Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 15th will be given a $0.90 dividend. This is an increase from Winmark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.80. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $3.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.00%. Winmark’s payout ratio is presently 29.22%.

Institutional Trading of Winmark

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ables Iannone Moore & Associates Inc. bought a new position in shares of Winmark in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. AJOVista LLC acquired a new stake in Winmark in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Huntington National Bank raised its stake in shares of Winmark by 24.1% in the third quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 170 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Winmark during the fourth quarter worth approximately $141,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Winmark during the third quarter worth approximately $263,000. Institutional investors own 73.32% of the company’s stock.

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.