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

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$30.45 +0.19 (+0.63%)
As of 11:48 AM Eastern
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$29.98
▼
$30.96
50-Day Range
$26.31
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$32.34
52-Week Range
$23.47
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$41.07
Volume
25,641 shs
Average Volume
150,917 shs
Market Capitalization
$701.92 million
P/E Ratio
14.77
Dividend Yield
1.97%
Price Target
$43.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. operates a chain of specialty grocery stores focused on natural and organic products. Its stores offer fresh produce, meat, dairy, frozen foods, shelf-stable groceries, bulk items, prepared foods, dietary supplements, body care products and environmentally focused household merchandise. The company emphasizes products that meet its quality standards, including restrictions on artificial colors, flavors and preservatives in many food categories.

The company was founded in 1955 in Lakewood, Colorado, by Margaret and Philip Isely and remains a family-operated business. Natural Grocers also provides nutrition education and product information through resources such as dietary counseling, seminars and educational materials, supporting its focus on health and wellness in addition to grocery retailing.

Natural Grocers serves customers through stores located primarily in the western and central United States, including Colorado, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and other surrounding states. The business continues to be associated with the Isely family, which has played a central role in the company’s ownership and management.

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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

NGVC MarketRank™: 
4.100539544675 of 5 stars

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 169 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a consensus price target of $43.00, representing about 42.2% upside from its current price of $30.24.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 14.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.83.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 14.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.85.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a PEG Ratio of 1.65. 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 3.27. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.15% 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 6.72.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has recently increased by 17.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays a meaningful dividend of 2.00%, 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.

  • Read more about Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.56 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.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for NGVC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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

    58.30% 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.

  • Read more about Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's insider trading history.
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NGVC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's stock was trading at $24.98 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, NGVC shares have increased by 21.0% and is now trading at $30.2350.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE:NGVC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The specialty retailer reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.04. The specialty retailer had revenue of $334.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $347.17 million. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had a net margin of 3.55% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.11%.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) raised $100 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, July 25th 2012. The company issued 7,142,857 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's top institutional investors include Green Alpha Advisors LLC (0.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Todd Dissinger, Charity Isely and Lark Isely.
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Shares of NGVC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage investors own include Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA), PayPal (PYPL), Micron Technology (MU), Alphabet (GOOG), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM).

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
10/14/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/19/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Sub-Industry
Food Retail
Current Symbol
NYSE:NGVC
CIK
1547459
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,250
Year Founded
1955

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$54.00
Low Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+41.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.06
Trailing P/E Ratio
14.80
Forward P/E Ratio
14.52
P/E Growth
1.65
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
$1.33 billion
Price / Sales
0.53
Cash Flow
$3.46 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.80
Book Value
$9.25 per share
Price / Book
3.30

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
23,050,000
Free Float
9,610,000
Market Cap
$702.79 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.27

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This page (NYSE:NGVC) was last updated on 10/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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