Village Super Market (VLGEA) Competitors

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 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%. Village Super Market pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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.

In the previous week, Village Super Market had 3 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Village Super Market and 1 mentions for Ingles Markets. Village Super Market's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ingles Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that Village Super Market is being referred to more favorably in the news 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 has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Village Super Market has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 1 more articles in the media than Village Super Market. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 4 mentions for Village Super Market. Village Super Market's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 0.22 indicating that Village Super Market is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage presently has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.27%. Given Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is more favorable than Village Super Market.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Village Super Market has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 3.60% compared to Village Super Market's net margin of 2.27%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 22.26% beat Village Super Market's return on equity.

32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Village Super Market shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.3% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are owned by company 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.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Village Super Market pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 28.8% 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. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Village Super Market is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Village Super Market has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Kroger's net margin of 0.69%. Kroger's return on equity of 41.08% beat Village Super Market's return on equity.

Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Village Super Market pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kroger pays out 91.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Village Super Market pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Village Super Market is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Kroger had 31 more articles in the media than Village Super Market. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Kroger and 4 mentions for Village Super Market. Village Super Market's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Kroger's score of 0.66 indicating that Village Super Market is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

80.9% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Village Super Market shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Kroger shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are held 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.

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

Kroger has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Village Super Market has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Kroger currently has a consensus target price of $74.73, indicating a potential upside of 17.52%. Given Kroger's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Village Super Market.

Casey's General Stores has a consensus price target of $761.36, suggesting a potential downside of 0.07%. Given Casey's General Stores' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Casey's General Stores is more favorable than Village Super Market.

Village Super Market pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Village Super Market pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.1% 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.

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Village Super Market. Village Super Market 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.

Village Super Market has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% 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 net margin of 3.83% compared to Village Super Market's net margin of 2.27%. Casey's General Stores' return on equity of 17.56% beat Village Super Market's return on equity.

39.0% of Village Super Market shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 11 more articles in the media than Village Super Market. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 4 mentions for Village Super Market. Village Super Market's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Casey's General Stores' score of 1.13 indicating that Village Super Market is being referred to more favorably in the media.