Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors $50.28 +0.64 (+1.29%) As of 04/30/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGVC vs. WMK, IMKTA, VLGEA, KR, CASY, TBBB, GO, ARKO, MSS, and SFMShould you be buying Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage include Weis Markets (WMK), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Village Super Market (VLGEA), Kroger (KR), Casey's General Stores (CASY), BBB Foods (TBBB), Grocery Outlet (GO), Arko (ARKO), Maison Solutions (MSS), and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM). Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage vs. Weis Markets Ingles Markets Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores BBB Foods Grocery Outlet Arko Maison Solutions Sprouts Farmers Market Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media favor WMK or NGVC? In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 4 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 4 mentions for Weis Markets. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.93 indicating that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Weis Markets 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in WMK or NGVC? 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, WMK or NGVC? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, WMK or NGVC? Weis Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Weis Markets 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWeis Markets$4.79B0.48$103.83M$4.0921.03Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.27B0.91$33.94M$1.5732.03 Is WMK or NGVC more profitable? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 2.84% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.01%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 21.12% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.01% 6.85% 4.67% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 2.84%21.12%5.52% Is WMK or NGVC a better dividend stock? Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Weis Markets pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 30.6% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WMK or NGVC? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage received 190 more outperform votes than Weis Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Weis Markets an outperform vote while only 59.57% of users gave Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWeis MarketsOutperform Votes20265.80% Underperform Votes10534.20% Natural Grocers by Vitamin CottageOutperform Votes39259.57% Underperform Votes26640.43% SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NGVC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 NGVC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNatural Grocers by Vitamin CottageGrocery stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.15B$14.45B$23.73B$18.97BDividend Yield0.99%2.70%170.05%4.03%P/E Ratio32.0319.0122.3632.71Price / Sales0.9113.714.2327.84Price / Cash16.6766.9019.4117.53Price / Book6.343.295.754.47Net Income$33.94M$671.20M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.60%1.24%1.93%2.26%1 Month Performance31.89%7.53%-2.51%-2.86%1 Year Performance207.33%23.55%2.60%5.48% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.5801 of 5 stars$50.28+1.3%N/A+207.3%$1.15B$1.27B32.034,170Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWMKWeis Markets0.9742 of 5 stars$82.88+0.5%N/A+36.2%$2.23B$4.79B23.2823,000Upcoming EarningsIMKTAIngles Markets2.8615 of 5 stars$63.66+2.5%N/A-14.0%$1.21B$5.45B15.3826,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsVLGEAVillage Super Market3.0192 of 5 stars$34.86+0.2%N/A+31.7%$514.08M$2.28B10.057,180Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeKRKroger4.1726 of 5 stars$72.44+1.7%$66.50-8.2%+30.6%$47.88B$147.12B19.16420,000CASYCasey's General Stores4.2762 of 5 stars$451.70-1.8%$430.33-4.7%+44.7%$16.77B$15.55B31.4842,500Positive NewsTBBBBBB Foods2.4179 of 5 stars$26.90+3.5%$33.67+25.2%+32.6%$3.07B$57.44B0.0021,924Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet2.6242 of 5 stars$15.74+3.8%$15.46-1.8%-35.3%$1.54B$4.37B30.86950Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsARKOArko3.147 of 5 stars$4.22+2.9%$6.58+56.0%-6.3%$488.55M$8.73B26.3812,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMSSMaison Solutions0.2498 of 5 stars$0.97-3.9%N/A-6.5%$19.10M$111.74M-6.06175Short Interest ↑News CoverageSFMSprouts Farmers Market2.6483 of 5 stars$158.53-1.0%$167.00+5.3%+159.0%$15.56B$7.72B42.1631,000Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Weis Markets Alternatives Ingles Markets Alternatives Village Super Market Alternatives Kroger Alternatives Casey's General Stores Alternatives BBB Foods Alternatives Grocery Outlet Alternatives Arko Alternatives Maison Solutions Alternatives Sprouts Farmers Market Alternatives 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 (NYSE:NGVC) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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