Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $68.31 -0.30 (-0.44%) As of 12:48 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, KMX, URBN, and FBINShould 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), CarMax (KMX), Urban Outfitters (URBN), and Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN). 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 CarMax Urban Outfitters Fortune Brands Innovations Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to IMKTA or WMK? In the previous week, Ingles Markets and Ingles Markets both had 6 articles in the media. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Weis Markets' score of 1.12 indicating that Ingles Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ingles Markets 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Weis Markets 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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% Which has more volatility & risk, IMKTA or WMK? Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend IMKTA or WMK? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ingles Markets 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Weis Markets 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in IMKTA or WMK? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of Weis Markets 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. 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 0.9%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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. Which has stronger earnings & 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$5.64B0.24$105.54M$2.9724.37Weis Markets$4.77B0.35$109.94M$4.0216.99 SummaryWeis Markets beats Ingles Markets on 8 of the 14 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. 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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$1.69B$86.54B$27.11B$21.92BDividend Yield2.00%2.27%172.44%3.62%P/E Ratio16.9917.1118.8532.57Price / Sales0.350.458.6680.81Price / Cash8.198.5361.8124.33Price / Book1.272.875.114.64Net Income$109.94M$2.46B$914.86M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.38%-0.87%0.97%1.16%1 Month Performance-3.17%1.49%-2.05%0.14%1 Year Performance6.20%13.13%7.13%12.44% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets1.9213 of 5 stars$68.31-0.4%N/A+6.1%$1.69B$4.77B16.9922,000Positive NewsIMKTAIngles Markets2.7671 of 5 stars$72.45+3.2%N/A+15.3%$1.33B$5.64B24.3926,360NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage2.6549 of 5 stars$38.12+2.3%N/A+52.5%$855.73M$1.24B20.284,145Analyst ForecastVLGEAVillage Super Market3.3206 of 5 stars$31.63-0.4%N/A+11.1%$468.80M$2.32B8.327,200Positive NewsShort Interest ↑KRKroger4.7255 of 5 stars$67.11-1.0%$73.63+9.7%+21.5%$44.92B$147.12B17.03409,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↓CASYCasey's General Stores4.4448 of 5 stars$565.62+1.6%$533.10-5.7%+39.6%$20.70B$15.94B36.3049,272Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓WMTWalmart4.7234 of 5 stars$102.04+0.2%$112.38+10.1%+30.5%$811.96B$680.99B38.362,100,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMNSOMINISO Group4.0529 of 5 stars$22.47+5.7%$24.38+8.5%+24.2%$6.60B$2.33B21.007,003Short Interest ↓KMXCarMax4.6096 of 5 stars$43.65+1.1%$54.42+24.7%-38.7%$6.34B$26.35B12.8030,048Analyst RevisionURBNUrban Outfitters4.468 of 5 stars$69.02+1.0%$81.91+18.7%+88.2%$6.13B$5.55B13.4829,000FBINFortune Brands Innovations4.5312 of 5 stars$48.21+0.0%$71.90+49.1%-42.0%$5.79B$4.61B15.1611,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 CarMax Competitors Urban Outfitters Competitors Fortune Brands Innovations 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 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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