Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ingles Markets, Incorporated operates supermarkets serving communities across the southeastern United States. The company’s stores offer a broad selection of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy products, bakery items, deli foods, packaged goods, and general merchandise.

Many Ingles locations also provide additional customer services, such as in-store pharmacies, fuel stations, and prepared-food offerings. The company owns and operates Milkco, Inc., a dairy-processing subsidiary that supplies milk and other dairy products to Ingles stores and outside customers.

Founded in 1963 by Robert P. Ingle, the company is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina. Ingles primarily serves customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia, and Alabama. James W. Lanning serves as chief executive officer, while Robert P. Ingle II serves as chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $85.15 to $86.36
• 50-Day Range: $80.59 to $91.80
• 52-Week Range: $67.11 to $95.62
• Volume: 24,609 shs
• Average Volume: 132,018 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.66
• Dividend Yield: 0.77%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Ingles Markets Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ingles Markets scored higher than 18% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 152nd out of 167 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Ingles Markets has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ingles Markets has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ingles Markets is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ingles Markets is 15.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.86.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ingles Markets has a P/B Ratio of 1.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.79% of the float of Ingles Markets has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ingles Markets has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.95, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ingles Markets has recently increased by 4.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Ingles Markets has a dividend yield of 0.78%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ingles Markets does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ingles Markets is 12.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

Ingles Markets has a news sentiment score of 0.23. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Ingles Markets this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ingles Markets insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

22.80% of the stock of Ingles Markets is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.54% of the stock of Ingles Markets is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/16 Dividend: 7/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/16 Dividend: 7/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IMKTA
• CIK: 50493
• Web: www.ingles-markets.com
• Phone: (828) 669-2941
• Fax: 82-8-6693-678x
• Employees: 25,551
• Year Founded: 1963

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $83.59 million
• Net Margins: 1.92%
• Pretax Margin: 2.52%
• Return on Equity: 6.30%
• Return on Assets: 4.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 3.21
• Quick Ratio: 1.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: $10.99 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.80
• Book Value: $85.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 18,990,000
• Free Float: 14,663,000
• Market Cap: $1.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57