Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Competitors $68.03 +0.41 (+0.60%) As of 10:39 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, SHAK, ANF, and RUSHAShould 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), Shake Shack (SHAK), Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), and Rush Enterprises (RUSHA). 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 Shake Shack Abercrombie & Fitch Rush Enterprises Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Is WMK or IMKTA more profitable? Weis Markets has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.05%. Weis Markets' return on equity of 7.60% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.23% 7.60% 5.23% Ingles Markets 1.05%3.60%2.24% Which has more risk and volatility, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WMK or IMKTA? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.8%. Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Weis Markets pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingles Markets pays out 22.2% 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. Which has higher earnings & 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$4.77B0.38$109.94M$4.0218.29Ingles Markets$5.36B0.24$105.54M$2.9722.90 Does the media prefer WMK or IMKTA? In the previous week, Weis Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Weis Markets and 4 mentions for Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Weis Markets' score of 1.35 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Weis Markets 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingles Markets 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very 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. 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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$1.29B$79.01B$27.09B$9.76BDividend Yield0.98%2.54%172.55%4.03%P/E Ratio22.9016.7727.5526.52Price / Sales0.240.428.56154.97Price / Cash5.668.1857.7959.36Price / Book0.812.784.696.64Net Income$105.54M$2.46B$872.89M$265.47M7 Day Performance0.07%-2.01%0.40%0.50%1 Month Performance8.75%0.85%1.63%2.47%1 Year Performance-7.45%11.04%17.47%22.11% Ingles Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMKTAIngles Markets2.3833 of 5 stars$68.03+0.6%N/A-7.8%$1.29B$5.36B22.9026,360Positive NewsWMKWeis Markets1.0236 of 5 stars$71.03+1.2%N/A+9.7%$1.74B$4.77B17.6722,000News CoveragePositive NewsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.6127 of 5 stars$39.58+2.0%N/A+49.8%$890.85M$1.24B21.054,145News CoveragePositive NewsVLGEAVillage Super Market3.7051 of 5 stars$35.66+1.2%N/A+13.0%$520.00M$2.30B9.417,300News CoveragePositive NewsKRKroger4.518 of 5 stars$69.85+0.2%$70.53+1.0%+26.6%$46.06B$147.12B19.03409,000Trending NewsCASYCasey's General Stores4.2924 of 5 stars$506.20-0.3%$467.33-7.7%+34.8%$18.88B$15.94B34.5849,272Positive NewsWMTWalmart4.6448 of 5 stars$100.65+0.7%$109.89+9.2%+26.3%$798.04B$680.99B43.012,100,000ABGAsbury Automotive Group2.9474 of 5 stars$240.65+0.0%$254.00+5.5%+6.8%$4.73B$17.19B8.7915,000News CoveragePositive NewsSHAKShake Shack4.3353 of 5 stars$104.78-2.0%$132.15+26.1%+1.2%$4.57B$1.25B227.7912,826ANFAbercrombie & Fitch3.1399 of 5 stars$95.67+2.0%$111.88+16.9%-30.0%$4.47B$4.95B9.4239,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRUSHARush Enterprises4.5492 of 5 stars$56.54+0.3%$61.00+7.9%+11.0%$4.39B$7.80B16.117,388Positive 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 Shake Shack Competitors Abercrombie & Fitch Competitors Rush Enterprises 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 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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