Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors

Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WMK or NGVC?

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage received 188 more outperform votes than Weis Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Weis Markets an outperform vote while only 59.45% of users gave Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Weis Markets	Outperform Votes 202 65.80%	Underperform Votes 105 34.20%
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage	Outperform Votes 390 59.45%	Underperform Votes 266 40.55%

Is WMK or NGVC more profitable?

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 2.54% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.01%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 18.89% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Weis Markets	2.01%	6.85%	4.67%
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage	2.54%	18.89%	4.66%

Is WMK or NGVC a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Weis Markets pays out 38.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 29.6% 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 prefer WMK or NGVC?

In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 2 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 1 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 0.64 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Weis Markets	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WMK or NGVC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Weis Markets	$4.70B	0.41	$103.83M	$3.56	20.14
Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage	$1.14B	0.66	$23.24M	$1.35	24.33

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WMK or NGVC?

32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by institutional investors. 27.1% of Weis Markets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 59.4% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, WMK or NGVC?

Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.