Medifast vs WW International
MED and WW side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How MED and WW compare
Medifast is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as WW International ($145M against $104M).
Medifast scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 3 for WW International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | MED | WW |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $145M | $104M |
| Share price | $12.97 | $10.37 |
| Change, 1 year | 11.5% | −62.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −94.1% | −99.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.71 | 1.74 |
| Employees | 380 | 3,500 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× | – |
| P/B | 0.8× | 0.4× (better) |
| FCF yield | −2.7% | – |
| Fair value | $35.80 | – |
| Margin of safety | 63.8% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −30.3% | – |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −16.2% | – |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16573% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −37000% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 69.2% | – |
| Operating margin | −11.6% | – |
| Net margin | −13.6% | – |
| FCF margin | −1.3% | – |
| Return on equity | −20.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | −110% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.45 (better) |
| Current ratio | 4.82 (better) | 1.75 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.83 (better) | 0.07 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 73.9% | 74.0% |
| Held by insiders | 12.3% | 49.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $1.5M (better) | $919K |
| Short interest, % of float | 13.2% | 40.1% |
Go deeper
- MED stock overview
- MED income statement
- MED valuation and score
- WW stock overview
- WW income statement
- WW valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.