Weis Markets (WMK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Weis Markets, Inc. is a food retailer that operates supermarkets under the Weis Markets name. The company sells a broad selection of grocery products, including fresh produce, meat and seafood, dairy items, bakery goods, prepared foods, packaged foods, beverages and household products. Many locations also offer pharmacies, fuel stations and other convenience services.

Founded in 1912 by brothers Harry and Sigmund Weis in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, the company has grown from a regional grocery business into a supermarket operator serving communities primarily in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, West Virginia and Virginia. Weis Markets also provides online grocery shopping and pickup or delivery services in select markets, along with private-label and nationally branded products.

Weis Markets remains headquartered in Sunbury and has retained strong family involvement in its leadership and ownership history. The company focuses on operating community-oriented supermarkets, expanding fresh-food offerings, improving customer convenience and supporting its stores through distribution and digital retail capabilities.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $71.65 to $73.38
• 50-Day Range: $69.85 to $78.54
• 52-Week Range: $59.99 to $83.74
• Volume: 235,534 shs
• Average Volume: 206,454 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.92
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Weis Markets Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Weis Markets scored higher than 24% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 142nd out of 171 stocks in the consumer staples sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Weis Markets has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Weis Markets has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Weis Markets is 17.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Weis Markets is 17.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 14.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Weis Markets has a P/B Ratio of 1.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.33% of the float of Weis Markets has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Weis Markets has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 16.85, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Weis Markets has recently increased by 6.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Weis Markets pays a meaningful dividend of 1.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Weis Markets does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Weis Markets is 33.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Weis Markets has a news sentiment score of 0.90. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for WMK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Weis Markets to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Weis Markets insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

21.60% of the stock of Weis Markets is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Weis Markets has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/10 Dividend: 7/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/10 Dividend: 7/27/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/10/2026
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WMK
• CIK: 105418
• Web: www.weismarkets.com
• Phone: (570) 286-4571
• Fax: 570-286-3286
• Employees: 22,000
• Year Founded: 1912

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.03
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $93.69 million
• Net Margins: 1.99%
• Pretax Margin: 2.61%
• Return on Equity: 7.40%
• Return on Assets: 4.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.03
• Quick Ratio: 1.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: $8.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.24
• Book Value: $54.63 per share
• Price / Book: 1.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 24,750,000
• Free Float: 19,400,000
• Market Cap: $1.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.43