Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors $38.20 -2.43 (-5.98%) (As of 12/18/2024 05:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends NGVC vs. WMK, IMKTA, VLGEA, KR, CASY, TBBB, GO, ASAI, ARKO, and MSSShould you be buying Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage include Weis Markets (WMK), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Village Super Market (VLGEA), Kroger (KR), Casey's General Stores (CASY), BBB Foods (TBBB), Grocery Outlet (GO), Sendas Distribuidora (ASAI), Arko (ARKO), and Maison Solutions (MSS). Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage vs. Weis Markets Ingles Markets Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores BBB Foods Grocery Outlet Sendas Distribuidora Arko Maison Solutions Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NGVC or WMK? 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.4% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is NGVC or WMK a better dividend stock? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 32.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weis Markets pays out 38.2% 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. Does the media refer more to NGVC or WMK? In the previous week, Weis Markets had 2 more articles in the media than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Weis Markets and 4 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.07 indicating that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Weis Markets 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NGVC or WMK? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage received 189 more outperform votes than Weis Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Weis Markets an outperform vote while only 59.51% of users gave Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageOutperform Votes39159.51% Underperform Votes26640.49% Weis MarketsOutperform Votes20265.80% Underperform Votes10534.20% Which has better earnings & valuation, NGVC or WMK? Weis Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Weis Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.24B0.71$33.94M$1.4826.31Weis Markets$4.76B0.40$103.83M$3.5619.89 Which has more volatility and risk, NGVC or WMK? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NGVC or WMK more profitable? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 2.73% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.01%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 21.14% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2.73% 21.14% 5.16% Weis Markets 2.01%6.85%4.67% SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. It’s smaller than a quarter but designed to power a $9 trillion AI revolution. And I’ve identified a little-known supplier Elon is depending on to make it all happen.I urge you to watch this video now. Get Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NGVC 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 NYSE 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 NGVC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageGrocery stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$887.44M$11.81B$25.03B$19.48BDividend Yield1.14%2.74%168.53%3.51%P/E Ratio26.31174.85116.8443.10Price / Sales0.7113.993.4417.54Price / Cash18.3160.4221.6421.73Price / Book5.192.815.465.40Net Income$33.94M$561.39M$670.54M$987.88M7 Day Performance-11.13%-1.29%-3.41%-3.32%1 Month Performance18.25%0.41%2.67%-0.39%1 Year Performance132.62%8.90%12.59%15.14% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2.4976 of 5 stars$38.20-6.0%N/A+128.2%$870.58M$1.24B25.814,173WMKWeis Markets0.9442 of 5 stars$70.74-0.6%N/A+9.8%$1.90B$4.70B20.0023,000News CoverageIMKTAIngles Markets2.5797 of 5 stars$68.09-1.6%N/A-20.2%$1.29B$5.83B8.2426,420Analyst DowngradeVLGEAVillage Super Market3.3744 of 5 stars$32.92+1.0%N/A+29.0%$485.93M$2.26B9.407,300Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsKRKroger4.5656 of 5 stars$62.70+1.0%$64.31+2.6%+33.7%$45.36B$149.88B16.42414,000Insider TradeBuyback AnnouncementCASYCasey's General Stores4.3337 of 5 stars$427.34+0.5%$419.45-1.8%+49.6%$15.86B$14.97B29.6445,359Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑TBBBBBB Foods1.1829 of 5 stars$29.58+3.0%$30.57+3.4%N/A$3.32B$2.49B0.0021,924Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet2.7154 of 5 stars$17.84-6.6%$18.00+0.9%-41.7%$1.73B$4.26B37.47901ASAISendas Distribuidora4.0199 of 5 stars$4.61-4.2%$9.80+112.6%-69.5%$1.25B$72.08B10.0477,370News CoverageGap DownARKOArko3.0484 of 5 stars$7.26-0.3%$6.13-15.6%-14.6%$840.50M$8.97B45.5013,481News CoveragePositive NewsMSSMaison Solutions0.5451 of 5 stars$1.02+5.4%N/A-49.4%$20.15M$73.94M-6.93175Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Weis Markets Alternatives Ingles Markets Alternatives Village Super Market Alternatives Kroger Alternatives Casey's General Stores Alternatives BBB Foods Alternatives Grocery Outlet Alternatives Sendas Distribuidora Alternatives Arko Alternatives Maison Solutions 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 (NYSE:NGVC) was last updated on 12/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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