Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Competitors

Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.

Does the media favor IMKTA or WMK?

In the previous week, Ingles Markets had 3 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ingles Markets and 4 mentions for Weis Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.86 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ingles Markets	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weis Markets	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IMKTA or WMK more profitable?

Weis Markets has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.45%. Weis Markets' return on equity of 6.85% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ingles Markets	1.45%	5.09%	3.13%
Weis Markets	2.01%	6.85%	4.67%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of IMKTA or WMK?

62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IMKTA or WMK a better dividend stock?

Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Ingles Markets pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weis Markets pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IMKTA or WMK?

Ingles Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Weis Markets. Ingles Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weis Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingles Markets	$5.45B	0.22	$105.54M	$4.14	14.98
Weis Markets	$4.79B	0.45	$103.83M	$4.09	19.53

Which has more volatility and risk, IMKTA or WMK?

Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMKTA or WMK?

Ingles Markets received 102 more outperform votes than Weis Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Weis Markets an outperform vote while only 63.60% of users gave Ingles Markets an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ingles Markets	Outperform Votes 304 63.60%	Underperform Votes 174 36.40%
Weis Markets	Outperform Votes 202 65.80%	Underperform Votes 105 34.20%

Summary

Ingles Markets beats Weis Markets on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.