Casey's General Stores (CASY) Competitors $466.38 +7.73 (+1.69%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$466.44 +0.06 (+0.01%) As of 06:43 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CASY vs. KR, WMK, IMKTA, NGVC, VLGEA, CPRT, CVNA, PAG, KMX, and MUSAShould you be buying Casey's General Stores stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Casey's General Stores include Kroger (KR), Weis Markets (WMK), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), Village Super Market (VLGEA), Copart (CPRT), Carvana (CVNA), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), CarMax (KMX), and Murphy USA (MUSA). Casey's General Stores vs. Kroger Weis Markets Ingles Markets Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Village Super Market Copart Carvana Penske Automotive Group CarMax Murphy USA Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Kroger (NYSE:KR) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer CASY or KR? In the previous week, Kroger had 29 more articles in the media than Casey's General Stores. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Kroger and 15 mentions for Casey's General Stores. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Kroger's score of 0.86 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Casey's General Stores 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kroger 25 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CASY or KR? 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Kroger shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Kroger shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CASY or KR more profitable? Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 3.57% compared to Kroger's net margin of 1.85%. Kroger's return on equity of 27.73% beat Casey's General Stores' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Casey's General Stores3.57% 17.17% 7.99% Kroger 1.85%27.73%6.35% Which has more volatility & risk, CASY or KR? Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer CASY or KR? Casey's General Stores currently has a consensus target price of $430.33, suggesting a potential downside of 8.24%. Kroger has a consensus target price of $67.06, suggesting a potential downside of 8.09%. Given Kroger's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Casey's General Stores.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Casey's General Stores 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Kroger 2 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is CASY or KR a better dividend stock? Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger pays out 34.9% 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. Casey's General Stores has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and Kroger has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CASY or KR? Kroger received 483 more outperform votes than Casey's General Stores when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.33% of users gave Kroger an outperform vote while only 63.04% of users gave Casey's General Stores an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCasey's General StoresOutperform Votes65563.04% Underperform Votes38436.96% KrogerOutperform Votes113865.33% Underperform Votes60434.67% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CASY or KR? Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Casey's General Stores. Kroger is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCasey's General Stores$15.55B1.12$501.97M$14.3532.68Kroger$147.12B0.33$2.16B$3.6719.88 SummaryCasey's General Stores beats Kroger on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Casey's General Stores News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CASY 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 CASY vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCasey's General StoresAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$17.40B$8.77B$24.47B$8.02BDividend Yield0.44%1.58%170.03%4.22%P/E Ratio32.6822.8323.5118.94Price / Sales1.122.404.29107.30Price / Cash18.2519.0319.4134.62Price / Book5.764.515.844.34Net Income$501.97M$310.64M$786.75M$248.06M7 Day Performance3.25%0.23%1.75%3.30%1 Month Performance12.78%8.57%6.04%14.00%1 Year Performance49.39%0.17%2.19%4.84% Casey's General Stores Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CASYCasey's General Stores4.0896 of 5 stars$466.38+1.7%$430.33-7.7%+46.1%$17.31B$15.55B32.5042,500News CoveragePositive NewsKRKroger4.0605 of 5 stars$70.45+0.6%$66.50-5.6%+31.4%$46.51B$147.12B18.62420,000WMKWeis Markets0.97 of 5 stars$82.09+0.8%N/A+39.4%$2.20B$4.79B22.9723,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageIMKTAIngles Markets2.8656 of 5 stars$60.88-0.4%N/A-12.6%$1.15B$5.45B14.6426,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.3395 of 5 stars$48.69+0.2%N/A+191.0%$1.12B$1.27B30.994,170Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVLGEAVillage Super Market3.0524 of 5 stars$35.43+0.1%N/A+27.4%$521.60M$2.28B10.197,180CPRTCopart2.8166 of 5 stars$59.96-1.5%$58.00-3.3%+10.9%$57.82B$4.51B40.1711,700Positive NewsCVNACarvana3.9856 of 5 stars$241.96+2.0%$254.76+5.3%+111.4%$51.54B$13.67B154.0016,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsPAGPenske Automotive Group3.4037 of 5 stars$157.34+0.0%$170.00+8.0%+2.4%$10.52B$30.46B11.4626,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsKMXCarMax4.6674 of 5 stars$65.14+0.2%$87.73+34.7%-3.0%$9.94B$26.35B22.0832,600MUSAMurphy USA4.2531 of 5 stars$493.42+0.4%$539.00+9.2%+28.2%$9.75B$20.24B20.3415,100Upcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KR Competitors WMK Competitors IMKTA Competitors NGVC Competitors VLGEA Competitors CPRT Competitors CVNA Competitors PAG Competitors KMX Competitors MUSA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CASY) was last updated on 5/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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