Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $86.00 +1.76 (+2.09%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WMK vs. IMKTA, NGVC, 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 Ingles Markets (IMKTA), Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC), 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. Ingles Markets Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Village Super Market Kroger Casey's General Stores BBB Foods Grocery Outlet Arko Maison Solutions Sprouts Farmers Market Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WMK or IMKTA? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are owned by company 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. Does the media prefer 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 1.56 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.93 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ingles Markets 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is WMK or IMKTA more profitable? Weis Markets has a net margin of 2.01% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.45%. Weis Markets' return on equity of 6.85% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.01% 6.85% 4.67% Ingles Markets 1.45%5.09%3.13% Which has more volatility & risk, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WMK or IMKTA? Ingles Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Weis Markets. Ingles Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weis Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWeis Markets$4.79B0.48$103.83M$4.0921.03Ingles Markets$5.45B0.22$105.54M$4.1414.90 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WMK or IMKTA? Ingles Markets received 103 more outperform votes than Weis Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.80% of users gave Weis Markets an outperform vote while only 63.67% of users gave Ingles Markets an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWeis MarketsOutperform Votes20265.80% Underperform Votes10534.20% Ingles MarketsOutperform Votes30563.67% Underperform Votes17436.33% 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 1.6%. Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Weis Markets pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingles Markets pays out 15.9% 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. SummaryIngles Markets beats Weis Markets on 9 of the 17 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$2.31B$14.45B$23.73B$18.97BDividend Yield1.67%2.70%170.04%4.03%P/E Ratio24.1619.0122.3632.71Price / Sales0.4813.714.2327.84Price / Cash8.3866.9019.4117.53Price / BookN/A3.295.754.47Net Income$103.83M$671.20M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.31%1.24%1.93%2.26%1 Month Performance11.55%7.53%-2.51%-2.86%1 Year Performance36.23%23.55%2.60%5.48% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets0.974 of 5 stars$86.00+2.1%N/A+32.8%$2.31B$4.79B24.1623,000Upcoming EarningsIMKTAIngles Markets2.8599 of 5 stars$60.70-0.7%N/A-15.3%$1.15B$5.45B14.6626,000Positive NewsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.5836 of 5 stars$48.76+0.4%N/A+197.9%$1.12B$1.27B31.064,170Positive NewsVLGEAVillage Super Market3.0205 of 5 stars$35.55+0.5%N/A+29.2%$524.26M$2.28B10.247,180Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageKRKroger4.169 of 5 stars$70.37+0.5%$66.50-5.5%+28.5%$46.51B$147.12B18.62420,000CASYCasey's General Stores4.2753 of 5 stars$454.23+1.5%$430.33-5.3%+43.3%$16.86B$15.55B31.6542,500Positive NewsTBBBBBB Foods2.4172 of 5 stars$30.19flat$33.67+11.5%+30.5%$3.45B$57.44B0.0021,924Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGOGrocery Outlet2.6218 of 5 stars$16.03+2.2%$15.46-3.5%-35.1%$1.57B$4.37B31.43950Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsARKOArko3.1453 of 5 stars$4.15-0.7%$6.58+58.6%-12.1%$480.45M$8.73B25.9412,200Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsMSSMaison Solutions0.25 of 5 stars$0.95-2.7%N/A-7.6%$18.75M$111.74M-5.95175Short Interest ↑News CoverageSFMSprouts Farmers Market2.6465 of 5 stars$169.76+1.0%$167.00-1.6%+155.3%$16.67B$7.72B45.1531,000Earnings ReportPositive NewsGap Down 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 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 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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