Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. is a specialty retailer focused on natural and organic groceries, dietary supplements, and health-oriented products. Its stores offer fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy, bulk foods, packaged groceries, vitamins and supplements, personal care items, and household products. The company emphasizes products that meet its quality standards, including restrictions on artificial colors, flavors, preservatives, and genetically modified ingredients in many categories.

Founded in 1955 by Margaret and Philip Isely, Natural Grocers began as a small health-food store in Colorado and has grown into a regional supermarket chain. In addition to retail sales, the company provides educational resources related to nutrition, health, and healthy lifestyles, including in-store classes and product information.

Natural Grocers serves customers through stores concentrated in the western and central United States, including Colorado, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington, and other states. The business remains associated with the Isely family, with family members involved in its executive leadership and long-term direction.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.46 to $29.18
• 50-Day Range: $27.04 to $32.33
• 52-Week Range: $23.47 to $34.59
• Volume: 91,544 shs
• Average Volume: 104,431 shs
• Market Capitalization: $661.58 million
• P/E Ratio: 13.94
• Dividend Yield: 2.09%
• Price Target: $37.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 163 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a consensus price target of $37.50, representing about 30.6% upside from its current price of $28.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage are expected to grow by 11.90% in the coming year, from $2.10 to $2.35 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 13.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.42.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 13.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 25.30.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a PEG Ratio of 1.58. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a P/B Ratio of 3.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.36% of the float of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.62.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has recently decreased by 7.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays a meaningful dividend of 2.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 29.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.53% next year. This indicates that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.17

News Sentiment

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a news sentiment score of -0.17. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.49 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

58.50% of the stock of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.99% of the stock of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NGVC
• CIK: 1547459
• Web: www.naturalgrocers.com
• Phone: (303) 986-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,250
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage: $37.50
• High Price Target: $40.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +30.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.22
• P/E Growth: 1.58
• Net Income: $46.44 million
• Net Margins: 3.55%
• Pretax Margin: 4.51%
• Return on Equity: 21.11%
• Return on Assets: 7.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.34 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.49
• Cash Flow: $3.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.39
• Book Value: $9.25 per share
• Price / Book: 3.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,046,000
• Free Float: 9,564,000
• Market Cap: $661.58 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29