Weis Markets (WMK) Competitors

Weis Markets has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

Weis Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weis Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a net margin of 3.60% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.09%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's return on equity of 22.26% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.

In the previous week, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage had 4 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage and 0 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's score of 0.28 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

32.0% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.3% of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has a consensus target price of $47.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.50%. Given Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is more favorable than Weis Markets.

Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Weis Markets pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage pays out 28.8% 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. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Weis Markets has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Village Super Market has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

39.0% of Village Super Market shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 59.1% of Village Super Market shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Weis Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Village Super Market. Village Super Market is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weis Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Village Super Market has a net margin of 2.27% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.09%. Village Super Market's return on equity of 10.80% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.

In the previous week, Village Super Market had 2 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Village Super Market and 0 mentions for Weis Markets. Village Super Market's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.80 indicating that Village Super Market is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Village Super Market pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Weis Markets pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Village Super Market pays out 27.2% 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. Village Super Market is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

80.9% of Kroger shares are held by institutional investors. 21.6% of Weis Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Kroger shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kroger has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.74%. Given Kroger's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kroger is more favorable than Weis Markets.

Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Kroger pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Weis Markets pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kroger pays out 91.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kroger has raised its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Kroger is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Kroger had 49 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 49 mentions for Kroger and 0 mentions for Weis Markets. Weis Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Kroger's score of 0.39 indicating that Weis Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Weis Markets has a net margin of 2.09% compared to Kroger's net margin of 0.71%. Kroger's return on equity of 44.33% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.

Weis Markets has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kroger has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Kroger has higher revenue and earnings than Weis Markets. Weis Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kroger, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

85.6% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.6% of Weis Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Casey's General Stores shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Casey's General Stores has a consensus price target of $940.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Given Casey's General Stores' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Casey's General Stores is more favorable than Weis Markets.

Weis Markets pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Casey's General Stores pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Weis Markets pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Casey's General Stores pays out 13.6% 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. Casey's General Stores has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Casey's General Stores has higher revenue and earnings than Weis Markets. Weis Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Casey's General Stores, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Weis Markets has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Casey's General Stores has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Casey's General Stores had 15 more articles in the media than Weis Markets. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Casey's General Stores and 0 mentions for Weis Markets. Casey's General Stores' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Weis Markets' score of 0.80 indicating that Casey's General Stores is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Casey's General Stores has a net margin of 4.07% compared to Weis Markets' net margin of 2.09%. Casey's General Stores' return on equity of 18.73% beat Weis Markets' return on equity.