Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $72.50 +0.09 (+0.12%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$72.55 +0.05 (+0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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, LAD, LEVI, DDS, and GAPShould 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), Lithia Motors (LAD), Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), Dillard's (DDS), and GAP (GAP). 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 Lithia Motors Levi Strauss & Co. Dillard's GAP Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) and Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has higher valuation & earnings, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioWeis Markets$4.77B0.41$109.94M$3.9918.17Ingles Markets$5.64B0.21$105.54M$3.2619.39 Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 1.9%. Ingles Markets pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Weis Markets pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ingles Markets pays out 20.2% 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 WMK or IMKTA? In the previous week, Ingles Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ingles Markets and 3 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Ingles Markets' score of 1.71 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ingles Markets 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 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 2.24% compared to Ingles Markets' net margin of 1.14%. Weis Markets' return on equity of 7.49% beat Ingles Markets' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weis Markets2.24% 7.49% 5.16% Ingles Markets 1.14%3.98%2.46% Which has more volatility & risk, WMK or IMKTA? Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WMK 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 MarketsRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.95B$80.45B$26.86B$20.68BDividend Yield1.88%2.58%177.15%3.67%P/E Ratio18.1715.3927.8229.07Price / Sales0.410.428.4066.27Price / Cash8.708.0753.6622.84Price / Book1.352.755.434.43Net Income$109.94M$2.46B$880.44M$994.22M7 Day Performance-5.93%-3.67%-5.16%-3.35%1 Month Performance-4.26%-3.57%-2.39%-2.06%1 Year Performance-0.62%10.73%17.99%10.15% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets1.5956 of 5 stars$72.50+0.1%N/A-2.5%$1.95B$4.77B18.1722,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsIMKTAIngles Markets3.2013 of 5 stars$64.12-1.5%N/A-20.3%$1.24B$5.64B19.6726,360Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.34 of 5 stars$37.55-6.1%N/A+48.1%$916.79M$1.24B21.104,145Upcoming EarningsVLGEAVillage Super Market2.9153 of 5 stars$35.19-2.1%N/A+8.3%$530.33M$2.24B9.287,300News CoverageShort Interest ↑KRKroger4.0245 of 5 stars$69.32-3.0%$70.16+1.2%+29.6%$47.23B$147.12B18.89409,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeCASYCasey's General Stores4.3905 of 5 stars$525.04-0.5%$467.33-11.0%+36.5%$19.61B$15.94B35.8649,272Positive NewsWMTWalmart4.499 of 5 stars$97.57+0.1%$106.67+9.3%+41.0%$777.85B$680.99B41.702,100,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↑LADLithia Motors4.7114 of 5 stars$307.38-1.8%$382.50+24.4%-2.6%$8.15B$36.24B9.6930,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastLEVILevi Strauss & Co.4.3307 of 5 stars$20.67+1.1%$23.45+13.5%+7.6%$8.09B$6.36B20.2618,700Positive NewsDDSDillard's3.4832 of 5 stars$512.55+2.7%$359.33-29.9%+21.5%$7.81B$6.59B14.1628,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGAPGAP4.4976 of 5 stars$20.39-1.3%$28.53+39.9%N/A$7.78B$15.09B8.8382,000Trending 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 Lithia Motors Competitors Levi Strauss & Co. 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