Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Competitors

Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

Ingles Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingles Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 3.60% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.93%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 22.26% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.

62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.3% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ingles Markets pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 28.8% 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. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 1 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 1 mentions for Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 0.72 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a consensus price target of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.24%. Given Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is more favorable than Ingles Markets.

Village Super Market has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.93%. Village Super Market's return on equity of 10.80% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.

62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Village Super Market shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Village Super Market has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ingles Markets and Ingles Markets both had 1 articles in the media. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Village Super Market's score of 1.46 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ingles Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Village Super Market. Village Super Market is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingles Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Village Super Market pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ingles Markets pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Village Super Market pays out 27.2% 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.

Kroger has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

80.9% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kroger shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ingles Markets has a net margin of 1.93% compared to Kroger's net margin of 0.71%. Kroger's return on equity of 44.33% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.

Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kroger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

In the previous week, Kroger had 61 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Kroger and 1 mentions for Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Kroger's score of 0.61 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Kroger pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ingles Markets pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Kroger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Kroger presently has a consensus price target of $71.94, suggesting a potential upside of 24.38%. Given Kroger's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Ingles Markets.

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets 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.

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 35 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 1 mentions for Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Casey's General Stores' score of 0.87 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Ingles Markets pays out 12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores pays out 11.9% 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.

Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Casey's General Stores has a consensus price target of $939.29, suggesting a potential upside of 20.63%. Given Casey's General Stores' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Casey's General Stores is more favorable than Ingles Markets.

62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 4.07% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.93%. Casey's General Stores' return on equity of 18.73% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.