Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $75.29 -0.73 (-0.96%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WMK vs. NGVC, IMKTA, VLGEA, KR, CASY, TBBB, GO, ARKO, MSS, and SFMShould you be buying Weis Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weis Markets include Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Village Super Market (VLGEA), Kroger (KR), Casey's General Stores (CASY), BBB Foods (TBBB), Grocery Outlet (GO), Arko (ARKO), Maison Solutions (MSS), and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM). Weis Markets vs. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Ingles Markets Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores BBB Foods Grocery Outlet Arko Maison Solutions Sprouts Farmers Market Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Is WMK or NGVC more profitable? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 2.84% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.01%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 21.12% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.01% 6.85% 4.67% Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 2.84%21.12%5.52% Do institutionals & insiders believe in WMK or NGVC? 32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.8% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WMK or NGVC? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage received 189 more outperform votes than Weis Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.91% of users gave Weis Markets an outperform vote while only 59.57% of users gave Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWeis MarketsOutperform Votes20365.91% Underperform Votes10534.09% Natural Grocers by Vitamin CottageOutperform Votes39259.57% Underperform Votes26640.43% 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 0.9%. 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. 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$4.81B0.42$103.83M$3.9918.87Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage$1.30B0.91$33.94M$1.7829.06 Which has more risk & volatility, WMK or NGVC? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WMK or NGVC? In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 3 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 6 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 1.03 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Weis Markets 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage beats Weis Markets on 12 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MarketsGrocery stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.03B$14.41B$25.21B$19.70BDividend Yield1.77%2.68%169.73%3.84%P/E Ratio21.1522.3824.7735.13Price / Sales0.4214.093.9834.12Price / Cash8.3866.9019.4117.51Price / BookN/A3.306.254.78Net Income$103.83M$671.20M$781.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.00%1.66%0.77%1.62%1 Month Performance-9.16%4.32%13.88%13.00%1 Year Performance13.00%19.62%8.94%5.59% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets1.1997 of 5 stars$75.29-1.0%N/A+14.5%$2.03B$4.81B21.1523,000NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.0029 of 5 stars$53.51-10.4%N/A+146.3%$1.23B$1.27B34.084,170High Trading VolumeIMKTAIngles Markets3.219 of 5 stars$62.81+2.1%N/A-16.1%$1.19B$5.41B15.1726,000Gap UpVLGEAVillage Super Market3.7715 of 5 stars$36.61+1.0%N/A+23.5%$539.89M$2.28B10.557,180Positive NewsKRKroger3.9362 of 5 stars$68.91-4.1%$67.06-2.7%+28.9%$45.54B$147.12B18.23420,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCASYCasey's General Stores3.9545 of 5 stars$436.80-2.6%$430.33-1.5%+37.1%$16.21B$15.55B30.4442,500Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTBBBBBB Foods1.6888 of 5 stars$27.77-0.5%$33.67+21.3%+24.4%$3.17B$57.44B126.2021,924GOGrocery Outlet3.7156 of 5 stars$14.18-1.5%$15.62+10.1%-36.4%$1.39B$4.46B27.80950High Trading VolumeARKOArko3.4019 of 5 stars$5.18+8.6%$7.35+41.9%-12.0%$594.04M$8.49B32.3812,200Gap UpMSSMaison SolutionsN/A$0.94-0.7%N/A-20.0%$18.51M$111.74M-5.88175SFMSprouts Farmers Market3.3434 of 5 stars$156.99-3.0%$167.79+6.9%+112.2%$15.36B$8.07B41.7531,000Positive NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Competitors Ingles Markets Competitors Village Super Market Competitors Kroger Competitors Casey's General Stores Competitors BBB Foods Competitors Grocery Outlet Competitors Arko Competitors Maison Solutions Competitors Sprouts Farmers Market 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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