Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. is a specialty retailer focused on natural and organic foods, dietary supplements, and health-oriented products. Its stores offer groceries such as fresh produce, meat, dairy, frozen foods, pantry staples, and bulk items, along with vitamins, nutritional supplements, body care products, and household goods.

The company emphasizes USDA-certified organic and non-genetically modified products, product-quality standards, and nutritional education. Many locations also provide free nutrition classes, educational materials, and guidance from credentialed nutrition professionals as part of the company’s focus on supporting healthy lifestyles.

Natural Grocers was founded in 1955 in Golden, Colorado, by Margaret and Philip Isely and remains family operated. Based in Lakewood, Colorado, the company serves customers through stores across multiple U.S. states, primarily in the West and South, and sells products through its retail locations and online platform.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.48 to $30.04
• 50-Day Range: $26.31 to $33.33
• 52-Week Range: $23.47 to $41.14
• Volume: 35,502 shs
• Average Volume: 154,062 shs
• Market Capitalization: $687.01 million
• P/E Ratio: 14.49
• Dividend Yield: 2.01%
• Price Target: $43.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 32nd out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a consensus price target of $43.00, representing about 43.6% upside from its current price of $29.95.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage are expected to grow by 11.90% in the coming year, from $2.10 to $2.35 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 14.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 14.54, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.14.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a P/B Ratio of 3.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.50% of the float of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.22.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has recently increased by 11.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays a meaningful dividend of 1.99%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is 29.13%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.53% next year. This indicates that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.46

News Sentiment

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a news sentiment score of 1.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for NGVC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

58.30% of the stock of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.99% of the stock of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Record date for 9/2 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/2 Dividend: 8/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/02/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NGVC
• CIK: 1547459
• Web: www.naturalgrocers.com
• Phone: (303) 986-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,250
• Year Founded: 1955

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage: $43.00
• High Price Target: $54.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +44.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.49
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.19
• P/E Growth: 1.86
• Net Income: $46.44 million
• Net Margins: 3.55%
• Pretax Margin: 4.51%
• Return on Equity: 21.11%
• Return on Assets: 7.03%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.18
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 0.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $3.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.82
• Book Value: $9.25 per share
• Price / Book: 3.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 23,050,000
• Free Float: 9,610,000
• Market Cap: $687.01 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.30