Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors $39.67 +0.58 (+1.48%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$39.78 +0.11 (+0.27%) As of 04:04 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NGVC vs. WMK, IMKTA, VLGEA, KR, CASY, SPTN, WILC, FARM, PFGC, 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), SpartanNash (SPTN), G. Willi-Food International (WILC), Farmer Brothers (FARM), Performance Food Group (PFGC), and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage vs. Its Competitors Weis Markets Ingles Markets Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores SpartanNash G. Willi-Food International Farmer Brothers Performance Food Group Sprouts Farmers Market Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is WMK or NGVC more profitable? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 3.31% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.23%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 23.47% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.23% 7.60% 5.23% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 3.31%23.47%6.63% 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 2.0%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Weis Markets pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 25.5% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has more risk & volatility, WMK or NGVC? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer WMK or NGVC? In the previous week, Weis Markets had 2 more articles in the media than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Weis Markets and 2 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 0.00 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Weis Markets 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in WMK or NGVC? 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend WMK or NGVC? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Weis Markets 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher valuation and 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$4.77B0.36$109.94M$4.0217.13Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.24B0.73$33.94M$1.8821.10 SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NGVC 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 CottageFOOD ITEMS IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$897.28M$4.14B$27.63B$22.02BDividend Yield1.23%3.05%172.50%3.59%P/E Ratio21.1020.0419.6529.86Price / Sales0.730.809.3465.92Price / Cash13.7410.5962.9324.43Price / Book5.193.415.154.64Net Income$33.94M$125.01M$911.70M$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.31%0.72%-1.04%0.44%1 Month Performance9.39%-4.31%0.66%3.13%1 Year Performance50.09%19.74%15.32%15.30% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage0.5731 of 5 stars$39.67+1.5%N/A+51.1%$897.28M$1.24B21.104,145Analyst ForecastWMKWeis Markets1.0084 of 5 stars$72.49-0.5%N/A+5.3%$1.80B$4.77B18.0322,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIMKTAIngles Markets1.7695 of 5 stars$69.56+1.2%N/A+18.0%$1.31B$5.64B23.4226,360Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeVLGEAVillage Super Market3.0628 of 5 stars$37.69-0.6%N/A+1.0%$559.54M$2.24B9.947,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeKRKroger4.2712 of 5 stars$66.39+1.4%$73.63+10.9%+21.6%$43.38B$147.12B16.85409,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCASYCasey's General Stores4.2693 of 5 stars$560.94+2.4%$529.10-5.7%+45.4%$20.36B$15.94B36.0049,272Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSPTNSpartanNash2.0474 of 5 stars$26.90flat$18.45-31.4%N/A$910.78M$9.69B-56.0419,000WILCG. Willi-Food International2.6592 of 5 stars$20.20+5.5%N/A+86.1%$265.55M$157.88M10.80180News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFARMFarmer Brothers3.9513 of 5 stars$1.73-2.8%$2.50+44.5%-10.1%$38.43M$342.28M-2.541,003PFGCPerformance Food Group4.2322 of 5 stars$104.35+0.1%$111.00+6.4%+28.0%$16.32B$63.30B48.0943,000Analyst ForecastSFMSprouts Farmers Market4.1257 of 5 stars$109.45-0.4%$178.64+63.2%-9.3%$10.74B$7.72B22.5235,000Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Weis Markets Alternatives Ingles Markets Alternatives Village Super Market Alternatives Kroger Alternatives Casey's General Stores Alternatives SpartanNash Alternatives G. 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