Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors $72.51 +0.38 (+0.53%) As of 06/30/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WMK vs. IMKTA, NGVC, VLGEA, KR, CASY, WMT, EAT, BECN, AN, and LEVIShould 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), Brinker International (EAT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), AutoNation (AN), and Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI). 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 Brinker International Beacon Roofing Supply AutoNation Levi Strauss & Co. Ingles Markets (NASDAQ:IMKTA) and Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) 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 institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is IMKTA or WMK 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 Ingles Markets1.14% 3.98% 2.46% Weis Markets 2.24%7.49%5.16% Do institutionals & insiders believe in IMKTA or WMK? 62.5% of Ingles Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 22.8% of Ingles Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.0% of Weis Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIngles Markets$5.64B0.21$105.54M$3.2619.44Weis Markets$4.77B0.41$109.94M$3.9918.17 Does the media prefer IMKTA or WMK? In the previous week, Weis Markets had 3 more articles in the media than Ingles Markets. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Weis Markets and 3 mentions for Ingles Markets. Ingles Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.04 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Weis Markets 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 1.9%. Ingles Markets pays out 20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weis Markets pays out 34.1% 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 more risk & volatility, IMKTA or WMK? Ingles Markets has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Weis Markets has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% 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$1.94B$80.78B$26.32B$20.29BDividend Yield1.89%2.49%174.17%3.76%P/E Ratio18.1716.4828.6827.49Price / Sales0.410.444.6238.28Price / Cash8.678.3416.6317.85Price / Book1.352.835.644.54Net Income$109.94M$2.46B$872.48M$985.09M7 Day Performance-3.27%-0.47%0.45%0.86%1 Month Performance-4.41%-0.82%2.28%4.02%1 Year Performance15.57%23.86%19.17%13.26% Weis Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WMKWeis Markets0.964 of 5 stars$72.51+0.5%N/A+15.5%$1.94B$4.77B18.1722,000IMKTAIngles Markets3.3341 of 5 stars$63.46+2.1%N/A-7.6%$1.18B$5.64B19.4726,360NGVCNatural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage1.7219 of 5 stars$44.07+6.8%N/A+84.1%$946.60M$1.24B24.764,145High Trading VolumeVLGEAVillage Super Market3.1875 of 5 stars$39.14+2.4%N/A+45.8%$564.27M$2.24B10.337,300Positive NewsKRKroger4.2168 of 5 stars$73.98+2.8%$69.47-6.1%+43.7%$47.56B$147.12B20.16409,000Trending NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeCASYCasey's General Stores4.53 of 5 stars$510.43+2.0%$453.00-11.3%+33.7%$18.57B$15.94B34.8745,359WMTWalmart4.6987 of 5 stars$97.88+1.8%$106.50+8.8%+44.6%$767.08B$685.09B41.832,100,000Trending NewsInsider TradeEATBrinker International3.8969 of 5 stars$178.610.0%$143.64-19.6%+149.4%$7.94B$4.42B24.6468,852BECNBeacon Roofing Supply0.9673 of 5 stars$124.17flat$124.78+0.5%N/A$7.67B$9.76B21.237,480News CoverageANAutoNation2.7235 of 5 stars$198.47+1.0%$205.75+3.7%+24.6%$7.41B$26.77B11.7425,100Positive NewsLEVILevi Strauss & Co.4.2592 of 5 stars$18.01+2.4%$20.45+13.6%-4.0%$6.96B$6.36B20.2318,700 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 Brinker International Competitors Beacon Roofing Supply Competitors AutoNation Competitors Levi Strauss & Co. 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