Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $70.82 -0.53 (-0.74%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.86 +0.05 (+0.06%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WMK vs. IMKTA, NGVC, VLGEA, KR, CASY, WMT, EAT, URBN, GPI, and GLBEShould 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), Brinker International (EAT), Urban Outfitters (URBN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), and Global-e Online (GLBE). 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 Brinker International Urban Outfitters Group 1 Automotive Global-e Online Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is IMKTA or WMK 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 Ingles Markets1.05% 3.60% 2.24% Weis Markets 2.23%7.60%5.23% Does the media favor IMKTA or WMK? In the previous week, Ingles Markets had 3 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ingles Markets and 1 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Ingles Markets' score of 1.24 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingles Markets 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Weis Markets 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, IMKTA or WMK? Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IMKTA or WMK? Weis Markets has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioIngles Markets$5.64B0.23$105.54M$2.9723.33Weis Markets$4.77B0.37$109.94M$4.0217.62 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IMKTA or WMK? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is IMKTA or WMK a better dividend stock? Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ingles Markets pays out 22.2% 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. SummaryWeis Markets beats Ingles Markets on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Weis Markets News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WMK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$1.75B$84.29B$27.63B$21.49BDividend Yield1.92%2.50%173.90%3.49%P/E Ratio17.6217.2620.6229.75Price / Sales0.370.438.5151.60Price / Cash8.528.4117.5118.13Price / Book1.322.825.024.63Net Income$109.94M$2.46B$872.22M$999.94M7 Day Performance0.03%0.06%1.10%0.62%1 Month Performance1.31%3.10%5.12%4.34%1 Year Performance0.53%10.33%19.65%16.38% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets1.1781 of 5 stars$70.82-0.7%N/A+0.5%$1.75B$4.77B17.6222,000Positive NewsIMKTAIngles Markets1.8753 of 5 stars$69.82-1.1%N/A-5.7%$1.34B$5.64B23.5126,360Positive NewsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2.2182 of 5 stars$38.28-1.4%N/A+30.8%$890.85M$1.24B20.364,145Positive NewsVLGEAVillage Super Market3.3011 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%N/A+19.9%$548.92M$2.24B9.927,300Positive NewsShort Interest ↓KRKroger4.0977 of 5 stars$67.99+0.4%$70.58+3.8%+22.3%$44.78B$147.12B18.53409,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCASYCasey's General Stores4.3054 of 5 stars$521.50+3.1%$467.33-10.4%+45.1%$18.80B$15.94B35.6249,272Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeWMTWalmart4.6647 of 5 stars$102.26+1.7%$110.76+8.3%+28.4%$801.35B$680.99B38.442,100,000Trending NewsEATBrinker International3.9345 of 5 stars$156.41-1.1%$172.59+10.3%+118.7%$7.04B$5.38B18.8283,840Positive NewsURBNUrban Outfitters4.6536 of 5 stars$73.01+3.2%$81.91+12.2%+87.9%$6.34B$5.55B14.2629,000Positive NewsGPIGroup 1 Automotive3.8999 of 5 stars$475.27-1.8%$479.43+0.9%+27.8%$6.26B$19.93B13.1020,413Positive NewsGLBEGlobal-e Online3.6143 of 5 stars$36.32+1.5%$48.33+33.1%-2.6%$6.07B$752.76M-213.651,084Positive News 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 Brinker International Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Global-e Online 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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