WINA Analyst Ratings
Winmark Corporation (WINA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Specialty Retail industry, with a market capitalization near $1.07B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 87 people, carrying a beta of 0.55 to the broader market. Winmark Corporation, founded in 1988 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, functions as a franchisor managing retail concepts centered on the buying, selling, trading, and consignment of pre-owned goods. Led by Brett D. Heffes, public since 1993-08-25.
Analyst Ratings
In the October 2026 monthly count, 1 analyst rated WINA: 1 Strong Buy, 0 Buy, 0 Hold, 0 Sell and 0 Strong Sell.
Twelve months earlier, in October 2025: 1 analysts, 1 Strong Buy, 0 Buy, 0 Hold, 0 Sell and 0 Strong Sell.
Price Targets
- Average Target
- $445.00
- Median Target
- $445.00
- High
- $445.00
- Low
- $445.00
- Targets Published, Last 12 Months
- 0
Recent Price Targets
No price targets published in the last 12 months are on file for WINA; the newest is from Jun 13, 2024.
Quantitative Rating
WINA carries a model grade of C+ (overall score 2 of 5), computed from six valuation and financial measures (discounted cash flow, return on equity, return on assets, debt to equity, price to earnings and price to book), each scored 1 to 5. It is not an analyst rating.
How to Read WINA Analyst Coverage
Sell-side equity analysts publish three primary outputs: ratings (Strong Buy / Buy / Hold / Sell / Strong Sell, or firm-specific equivalents), price targets, and EPS / revenue estimate revisions. Rating consensus moves slowly relative to price; it reflects 12-month directional conviction rather than near-term momentum. Price targets are more responsive but typically drift behind realized price during sharp moves. The most actionable signal for options traders is a cluster of ratings actions across multiple firms within a short window, which compresses or expands implied volatility on a horizon of days to weeks and shifts the put-call skew toward the directional consensus. The recent-actions table above shows the five most recent firm-level changes; longer histories live behind aggregator sources.
For event-driven options sizing, pair the consensus rating and target distribution with the implied-volatility surface and dealer-positioning view. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms tend to tighten put skew (downside protection becomes relatively cheaper); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The size of the IV response in the hours after a rating change is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page and the gamma-exposure page, both of which show how dealer hedging propagates the analyst-driven flow into the listed options chain.
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Frequently asked WINA analyst ratings questions
- What is the WINA consensus price target?
- As of the latest aggregator update, Winmark Corporation (WINA) carries a consensus 12-month price target of $445.00. Target ranges run from a low of $445.00 to a high of $445.00. The target is the average of the price targets published by sell-side equity analysts covering the name.
- What is the analyst rating consensus on WINA?
- In the October 2026 monthly count, 1 analysts rated WINA, and the distribution tilts to the Buy side: 1 Strong Buy, 0 Buy, 0 Hold, 0 Sell and 0 Strong Sell. Rating consensus moves slowly relative to price; it reflects sell-side conviction over a 12-month horizon rather than near-term momentum.
- What recent ratings actions has WINA seen?
- Recent ratings actions for WINA are not currently in the snapshot.
- How do analyst targets affect WINA options pricing?
- Analyst target revisions tend to be priced in by the lit options market within minutes of publication, but persistent target drift over weeks does correlate with implied-volatility movement. Aggressive target hikes from multiple firms inside a single quarter tighten put skew (downside protection becomes cheaper relative to upside speculation); aggressive cuts widen put skew. The most actionable read is the implied-vol response in the hours after a target change, which is visible on the per-ticker volatility skew page.