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

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's stock was trading at $9.14 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, NGVC shares have increased by 25.6% and is now trading at $11.48.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 108,800 shares, a drop of 24.9% from the April 30th total of 144,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 53,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.1% of the company's stock are short sold.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 3rd 2023.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE:NGVC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 19th. The specialty retailer reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.11. The specialty retailer had revenue of $264.18 million for the quarter. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.85% and a net margin of 1.48%.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, June 14th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.48%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 26th.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.46%. The dividend payout ratio is 56.34%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.70-$0.90 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.77. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

347 employees have rated Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Chief Executive Officer Kemper Isely on Glassdoor.com. Kemper Isely has an approval rating of 54% among the company's employees. This puts Kemper Isely in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NGVC."

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.65%), BlackRock Inc. (2.52%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.51%), Foundry Partners LLC (1.21%), Acuitas Investments LLC (1.14%) and Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (1.09%).
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Shares of NGVC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of NGVC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.48.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) has a market capitalization of $260.94 million and generates $1.09 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $21.36 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.71 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 4,173 workers across the globe.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's mailing address is 12612 W. ALAMEDA PARKWAY, LAKEWOOD CO, 80228. The official website for the company is www.naturalgrocers.com. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at (303) 986-4600 or via email at tdissinger@naturalgrocers.com.