Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors $38.71 +2.84 (+7.91%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.13 +0.42 (+1.08%) As of 08/6/2025 06:30 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGVC vs. WMK, IMKTA, VLGEA, KR, CASY, SPTN, WILC, FARM, SFM, and PFGCShould 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), SpartanNash (SPTN), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), and Performance Food Group (PFGC). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage vs. Its Competitors Weis Markets Ingles Markets Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores SpartanNash G. Willi-Food International Farmer Brothers Sprouts Farmers Market Performance Food Group Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WMK or NGVC? 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Weis Markets pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 27.0% 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. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, WMK or NGVC? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WMK or NGVC? In the previous week, Weis Markets had 5 more articles in the media than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Weis Markets and 4 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 0.20 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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) Neutral 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWeis Markets$4.81B0.41$109.94M$3.9918.34Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.24B0.71$33.94M$1.7821.75 Is WMK or NGVC more profitable? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.24%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 23.27% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.24% 7.49% 5.16% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 3.18%23.27%6.28% SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 NGVC 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 CottageFOOD ITEMS IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$822.54M$4.72B$26.37B$20.65BDividend Yield1.34%3.28%174.21%3.66%P/E Ratio21.7521.9129.1929.27Price / Sales0.710.708.7962.32Price / Cash12.6012.5757.6723.31Price / Book5.073.915.574.37Net Income$33.94M$140.20M$877.46M$996.36M7 Day Performance2.30%-1.68%-0.17%0.59%1 Month Performance-1.78%1.20%-0.47%0.23%1 Year Performance65.42%39.52%23.83%16.71% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.2641 of 5 stars$38.71+7.9%N/A+63.9%$822.54M$1.24B21.754,145News CoverageWMKWeis Markets1.6908 of 5 stars$73.45-4.6%N/A+6.2%$2.07B$4.77B18.4122,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportIMKTAIngles Markets3.21 of 5 stars$64.12-1.5%N/A-14.5%$1.24B$5.64B19.6726,360Positive NewsVLGEAVillage Super Market2.9204 of 5 stars$35.19-2.1%N/A+31.7%$530.33M$2.24B9.287,300KRKroger4.0304 of 5 stars$69.32-3.0%$70.16+1.2%+36.2%$47.23B$147.12B18.89409,000Trending NewsCASYCasey's General Stores4.4065 of 5 stars$525.04-0.5%$467.33-11.0%+39.5%$19.61B$15.94B35.8649,272Positive NewsSPTNSpartanNash2.8656 of 5 stars$26.55+0.0%$18.45-30.5%+37.1%$898.38M$9.55B-82.9719,000Upcoming EarningsWILCG. Willi-Food International2.5 of 5 stars$21.42+3.6%N/A+126.7%$286.92M$157.88M15.41180Upcoming EarningsFARMFarmer Brothers3.9457 of 5 stars$1.73-1.1%$4.50+160.1%-32.9%$37.72M$341.09M-2.541,003SFMSprouts Farmers Market3.9319 of 5 stars$159.60-0.9%$168.20+5.4%+58.6%$15.76B$7.72B35.8735,000Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePFGCPerformance Food Group3.8714 of 5 stars$99.43+0.6%$100.31+0.9%+52.5%$15.42B$58.28B41.4337,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Weis Markets Alternatives Ingles Markets Alternatives Village Super Market Alternatives Kroger Alternatives Casey's General Stores Alternatives SpartanNash Alternatives G. 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