Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors $36.16 -0.37 (-1.01%) As of 02:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider 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 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, NGVC or WMK? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NGVC or WMK? 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 RatioNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.32B0.63$33.94M$1.8819.22Weis Markets$4.77B0.37$109.94M$4.0217.96 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NGVC or WMK? 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.8% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of Weis Markets 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. Does the media refer more to NGVC or WMK? In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 3 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 2 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 1.09 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Weis Markets 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is NGVC or WMK 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 Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage3.31% 23.47% 6.63% Weis Markets 2.23%7.60%5.23% Is NGVC or WMK a better dividend stock? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 25.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weis Markets pays out 33.8% 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. SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 11 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$829.93M$4.56B$27.96B$21.59BDividend Yield1.31%3.06%171.05%3.50%P/E Ratio19.2320.9420.5930.15Price / Sales0.630.798.7453.99Price / Cash12.8711.0665.3124.68Price / Book4.733.594.894.59Net Income$33.94M$125.01M$872.22M$999.97M7 Day Performance-4.91%-6.20%2.21%0.62%1 Month Performance-8.68%-2.66%7.81%5.22%1 Year Performance23.64%20.95%20.45%15.65% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2.0344 of 5 stars$36.16-1.0%N/A+24.7%$830.02M$1.32B19.234,145Positive NewsWMKWeis Markets1.192 of 5 stars$70.79-3.1%N/A+3.1%$1.81B$4.77B17.6122,000Positive NewsIMKTAIngles Markets1.4887 of 5 stars$69.82-1.1%N/A-4.3%$1.34B$5.64B23.5126,360VLGEAVillage Super Market3.1426 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%N/A+18.1%$548.92M$2.24B9.927,300News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓KRKroger4.3583 of 5 stars$67.99+0.4%$70.58+3.8%+21.4%$44.78B$147.12B18.53409,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCASYCasey's General Stores4.4005 of 5 stars$521.50+3.1%$467.33-10.4%+48.0%$18.80B$15.94B35.6249,272High Trading VolumeSPTNSpartanNash2.7114 of 5 stars$26.80-0.1%$18.45-31.2%+20.2%$908.07M$9.55B-55.8319,000Positive NewsEx-DividendWILCG. Willi-Food International2.7194 of 5 stars$20.90+3.6%N/A+83.1%$279.78M$157.88M11.18180FARMFarmer Brothers3.868 of 5 stars$1.99-1.5%$4.50+126.1%-15.0%$43.54M$341.54M-2.931,003Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑PFGCPerformance Food Group4.1644 of 5 stars$105.09-0.3%$109.67+4.4%+43.3%$16.50B$63.30B48.4343,000SFMSprouts Farmers Market4.3898 of 5 stars$139.36+0.4%$173.73+24.7%+15.5%$13.57B$7.72B28.6735,000Positive NewsInsider 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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