Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Competitors $61.26 -0.37 (-0.60%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.29 +0.03 (+0.05%) As of 04:10 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock IMKTA vs. WMK, NGVC, VLGEA, KR, CASY, WMT, ABG, NSIT, VVV, and ANFShould you be buying Ingles Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ingles Markets include Weis Markets (WMK), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), Village Super Market (VLGEA), Kroger (KR), Casey's General Stores (CASY), Walmart (WMT), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Insight Enterprises (NSIT), Valvoline (VVV), and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Ingles Markets vs. Its Competitors Weis Markets Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores Walmart Asbury Automotive Group Insight Enterprises Valvoline Abercrombie & Fitch Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is WMK or IMKTA more profitable? Weis Markets has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.14%. Weis Markets' return on equity of 7.46% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.23% 7.46% 5.15% Ingles Markets 1.14%3.98%2.46% Is WMK or IMKTA a better dividend stock? Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Weis Markets pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingles Markets pays out 20.2% 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WMK or IMKTA? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ingles Markets. Weis Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingles Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWeis Markets$4.77B0.40$109.94M$3.9917.79Ingles Markets$5.64B0.21$105.54M$3.2618.79 Does the media prefer WMK or IMKTA? In the previous week, Ingles Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ingles Markets and 7 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ingles Markets' score of 0.91 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingles Markets 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryWeis Markets beats Ingles Markets on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ingles Markets News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMKTA 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 IMKTA 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 IMKTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIngles MarketsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$84.55B$26.69B$9.68BDividend Yield1.04%2.56%172.89%4.14%P/E Ratio18.7916.9929.2625.00Price / Sales0.210.433.9578.85Price / Cash5.308.1959.2658.58Price / Book0.752.855.485.68Net Income$105.54M$2.46B$874.58M$265.58M7 Day Performance-3.07%0.84%1.34%2.51%1 Month Performance-7.27%-1.94%-1.32%1.88%1 Year Performance-17.71%17.00%21.15%24.02% Ingles Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMKTAIngles Markets3.0794 of 5 stars$61.26-0.6%N/A-17.0%$1.16B$5.64B18.7926,360News CoverageEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsWMKWeis Markets1.6509 of 5 stars$73.45-4.6%N/A+3.6%$2.07B$4.77B18.4122,000Positive NewsEarnings ReportNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.5391 of 5 stars$37.55-6.1%N/A+57.0%$916.79M$1.24B21.104,145News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpVLGEAVillage Super Market2.9265 of 5 stars$35.19-2.1%N/A+28.4%$530.33M$2.24B9.287,300KRKroger4.2093 of 5 stars$69.32-3.0%$70.16+1.2%+36.8%$47.23B$147.12B18.89409,000Trending NewsCASYCasey's General Stores4.4801 of 5 stars$525.04-0.5%$467.33-11.0%+41.0%$19.61B$15.94B35.8649,272Positive NewsWMTWalmart4.5184 of 5 stars$97.57+0.1%$106.67+9.3%+54.1%$777.85B$685.09B41.702,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeABGAsbury Automotive Group2.6197 of 5 stars$228.74-3.8%$259.33+13.4%-1.4%$4.67B$17.19B10.8915,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNSITInsight Enterprises3.3641 of 5 stars$145.59-0.2%$183.00+25.7%-35.8%$4.66B$8.70B29.1214,324VVVValvoline3.2917 of 5 stars$35.80-0.2%$42.54+18.8%+0.2%$4.56B$1.62B17.3811,500News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionANFAbercrombie & Fitch2.8541 of 5 stars$98.66+6.8%$111.88+13.4%-21.4%$4.40B$4.95B9.7139,200Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Weis Markets Competitors Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors Village Super Market Competitors Kroger Competitors Casey's General Stores Competitors Walmart Competitors Asbury Automotive Group Competitors Insight Enterprises Competitors Valvoline Competitors Abercrombie & Fitch 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:IMKTA) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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