Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. iFresh (IFMK) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends IFMK vs. KR, SFM, ACI, TBBB, WMK, GO, ASAI, IMKTA, NGVC, and ARKOShould you be buying iFresh stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of iFresh include Kroger (KR), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Albertsons Companies (ACI), BBB Foods (TBBB), Weis Markets (WMK), Grocery Outlet (GO), Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), and Arko (ARKO). These companies are all part of the "grocery stores" industry. iFresh vs. Kroger Sprouts Farmers Market Albertsons Companies BBB Foods Weis Markets Grocery Outlet Sendas Distribuidora Ingles Markets Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Arko Kroger (NYSE:KR) and iFresh (NASDAQ:IFMK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media prefer KR or IFMK? In the previous week, Kroger had 28 more articles in the media than iFresh. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Kroger and 0 mentions for iFresh. iFresh's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Kroger's score of 0.70 indicating that iFresh is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Kroger Positive iFresh Positive Is KR or IFMK more profitable? Kroger has a net margin of 1.85% compared to iFresh's net margin of 0.00%. Kroger's return on equity of 27.73% beat iFresh's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Kroger1.85% 27.73% 6.35% iFresh N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend KR or IFMK? Kroger currently has a consensus price target of $65.80, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Given Kroger's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kroger is more favorable than iFresh.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Kroger 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63iFresh 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KR or IFMK? 80.9% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Kroger shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.1% of iFresh shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KR or IFMK? Kroger received 971 more outperform votes than iFresh when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.30% of users gave Kroger an outperform vote while only 62.45% of users gave iFresh an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformKrogerOutperform Votes112965.30% Underperform Votes60034.70% iFreshOutperform Votes15862.45% Underperform Votes9537.55% Which has better earnings & valuation, KR or IFMK? Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than iFresh. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKroger$150.04B0.29$2.16B$3.7816.00iFreshN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Which has more risk & volatility, KR or IFMK? Kroger has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iFresh has a beta of -3.32, suggesting that its stock price is 432% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryKroger beats iFresh on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get iFresh News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IFMK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IFMK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetriciFreshGrocery stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$12.34B$25.60B$8.93BDividend YieldN/A2.61%167.06%3.98%P/E RatioN/A169.38115.8417.30Price / SalesN/A14.503.4381.24Price / CashN/A63.9121.2037.67Price / BookN/A3.066.804.65Net IncomeN/A$579.24M$678.42M$224.37M iFresh Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IFMKiFreshN/AN/AN/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00184Gap DownKRKroger4.2057 of 5 stars$58.34-0.5%$65.93+13.0%+26.7%$42.22B$150.04B15.43414,000Analyst ForecastSFMSprouts Farmers Market2.8767 of 5 stars$139.25-0.9%$118.40-15.0%+195.0%$13.92B$7.42B40.2532,000Positive NewsACIAlbertsons Companies3.9515 of 5 stars$19.62-2.9%$22.75+16.0%-9.0%$11.36B$79.24B11.02200,000Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastTBBBBBB Foods0.8031 of 5 stars$29.58-1.1%$30.57+3.3%N/A$3.32B$2.49B0.0021,924WMKWeis Markets1.7456 of 5 stars$66.55-1.2%N/A+4.5%$1.79B$4.70B18.6923,000GOGrocery Outlet2.3953 of 5 stars$15.95-0.3%$18.00+12.9%-35.6%$1.55B$3.97B31.28950ASAISendas Distribuidora4.2965 of 5 stars$4.68+2.0%$9.80+109.4%-66.7%$1.27B$72.08B10.1777,370News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeIMKTAIngles Markets3.1773 of 5 stars$63.07-1.9%N/A-22.5%$1.20B$5.64B11.3626,360NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2.7292 of 5 stars$40.33+0.9%N/A+169.0%$924.81M$1.24B27.254,145ARKOArko3.1336 of 5 stars$6.52-0.2%$6.13-6.1%-11.5%$754.82M$9.41B40.7513,481Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Kroger Alternatives Sprouts Farmers Market Alternatives Albertsons Companies Alternatives BBB Foods Alternatives Weis Markets Alternatives Grocery Outlet Alternatives Sendas Distribuidora Alternatives Ingles Markets Alternatives Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Alternatives Arko Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:IFMK) was last updated on 1/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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