Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $68.88 +0.17 (+0.25%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.00 +0.13 (+0.18%) As of 10/8/2025 04:11 PM 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 WMK vs. IMKTA, NGVC, VLGEA, KR, CASY, WMT, MNSO, WING, KMX, and URBNShould you be buying Weis Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weis Markets include Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), Village Super Market (VLGEA), Kroger (KR), Casey's General Stores (CASY), Walmart (WMT), MINISO Group (MNSO), Wingstop (WING), CarMax (KMX), and Urban Outfitters (URBN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Weis Markets vs. Its Competitors Ingles Markets Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores Walmart MINISO Group Wingstop CarMax Urban Outfitters Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to WMK or IMKTA? In the previous week, Ingles Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ingles Markets and 4 mentions for Weis Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.60 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news 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 Ingles Markets 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ingles Markets. Weis Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ingles Markets, 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$4.0217.13Ingles Markets$5.64B0.24$105.54M$2.9724.43 Do analysts recommend WMK or IMKTA? 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) 2.00Ingles Markets 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is WMK or IMKTA more profitable? Weis Markets has a net margin of 2.23% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.05%. Weis Markets' return on equity of 7.60% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.23% 7.60% 5.23% Ingles Markets 1.05%3.60%2.24% Is WMK or IMKTA a better dividend stock? Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Weis Markets pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingles Markets pays out 22.2% 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. Do institutionals and insiders believe in WMK or IMKTA? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryWeis Markets beats Ingles Markets on 8 of the 15 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 WMK 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 WMK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWeis MarketsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.70B$84.23B$27.63B$22.02BDividend Yield1.98%2.49%172.50%3.58%P/E Ratio17.1316.8819.6529.86Price / Sales0.360.439.3164.52Price / Cash8.268.3462.9324.43Price / Book1.282.825.154.64Net Income$109.94M$2.46B$911.70M$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.66%-0.45%-1.04%0.44%1 Month Performance-3.22%0.36%0.66%3.13%1 Year Performance5.66%11.12%15.32%15.30% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets1.019 of 5 stars$68.88+0.2%N/A+5.3%$1.70B$4.77B17.1322,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIMKTAIngles Markets1.9615 of 5 stars$69.56+1.2%N/A+18.0%$1.31B$5.64B23.4226,360Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage0.5891 of 5 stars$38.47+2.3%N/A+51.1%$863.30M$1.24B20.464,145Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVLGEAVillage Super Market3.0714 of 5 stars$37.69-0.6%N/A+1.0%$559.54M$2.24B9.947,300Positive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeKRKroger4.2758 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 ForecastWMTWalmart4.5573 of 5 stars$103.01-0.1%$112.38+9.1%+29.1%$822.48B$680.99B38.732,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMNSOMINISO Group3.5272 of 5 stars$22.46+0.9%$24.86+10.7%+14.6%$6.92B$2.33B20.997,003News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWINGWingstop4.1071 of 5 stars$251.84+1.8%$377.72+50.0%-38.3%$6.91B$625.81M41.971,335Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastKMXCarMax4.4048 of 5 stars$45.25+0.9%$62.15+37.4%-38.5%$6.73B$26.35B13.2730,048Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastURBNUrban Outfitters4.2156 of 5 stars$72.25-1.0%$81.91+13.4%+95.5%$6.55B$5.55B14.1129,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ingles Markets Competitors Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors Village Super Market Competitors Kroger Competitors Casey's General Stores Competitors Walmart Competitors MINISO Group Competitors Wingstop Competitors CarMax Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors 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:WMK) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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