Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) Competitors $38.21 +0.19 (+0.50%) As of 12:59 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, SFM, and PFGCShould 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), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), and Performance Food Group (PFGC). 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 Sprouts Farmers Market Performance Food Group Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, WMK or NGVC? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$4.77B0.42$109.94M$3.9918.61Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.30B0.68$33.94M$1.7821.47 Is WMK or NGVC more profitable? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 3.18% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.24%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 23.27% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.24% 7.49% 5.16% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 3.18%23.27%6.28% Does the media favor WMK or NGVC? In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 2 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 0 mentions for Weis Markets. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Weis Markets Neutral Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Neutral 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 1.8%. 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 out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 27.0% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 12 of the 16 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 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$876.19M$4.72B$26.27B$20.45BDividend Yield1.20%3.06%175.57%3.78%P/E Ratio21.4721.6629.0627.81Price / Sales0.680.905.2440.69Price / Cash13.8513.0447.2722.26Price / Book5.003.995.754.58Net Income$33.94M$140.20M$869.96M$982.91M7 Day Performance-3.78%0.28%0.64%0.59%1 Month Performance-13.50%5.50%2.63%3.82%1 Year Performance70.96%44.54%29.27%14.50% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.4409 of 5 stars$38.21+0.5%N/A+70.7%$876.19M$1.30B21.474,145WMKWeis Markets0.5949 of 5 stars$75.41-0.5%N/A+17.8%$2.04B$4.77B18.9022,000IMKTAIngles Markets3.0576 of 5 stars$66.59+0.4%N/A-4.3%$1.26B$5.64B20.4326,360News CoverageVLGEAVillage Super Market3.2996 of 5 stars$38.64-1.2%N/A+43.6%$576.81M$2.24B10.207,300News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeKRKroger4.1765 of 5 stars$71.45+2.3%$70.00-2.0%+34.3%$46.15B$147.12B19.47409,000Trending NewsCASYCasey's General Stores4.6606 of 5 stars$526.16+1.7%$453.00-13.9%+39.4%$19.23B$15.94B35.9449,272Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSPTNSpartanNash3.4988 of 5 stars$26.52-0.3%$18.45-30.4%+46.5%$900.41M$9.55B-82.8819,000WILCG. Willi-Food International2.3604 of 5 stars$19.55+2.6%N/A+108.7%$264.31M$157.88M14.06180News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeFARMFarmer Brothers4.4004 of 5 stars$1.47+0.7%$4.50+206.1%-44.2%$31.47M$341.09M-2.161,003SFMSprouts Farmers Market3.0078 of 5 stars$164.19+1.2%$167.79+2.2%+92.5%$15.88B$7.72B36.9035,000Positive NewsPFGCPerformance Food Group4.6048 of 5 stars$89.04+0.2%$100.08+12.4%+39.4%$13.87B$58.28B37.1037,000Analyst Downgrade 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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