Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors

Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

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 Markets	1.05%	3.60%	2.24%
Weis Markets	2.23%	7.60%	5.23%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ingles Markets	$5.64B	0.23	$105.54M	$2.97	22.75
Weis Markets	$4.77B	0.38	$109.94M	$4.02	18.32

Which has more risk & volatility, IMKTA or WMK?

Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company 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 1.0%. Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. 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.

Does the media prefer IMKTA or WMK?

In the previous week, Weis Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Weis Markets and 6 mentions for Ingles Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Ingles Markets' score of 1.29 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Weis Markets	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Weis Markets beats Ingles Markets on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.