Head to head
Ingles Markets vs The Kroger Co.
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: IMKTA · KR
IMKTA
Ingles Markets
85.17-0.29%
1-year price shape — +21% over the period
Quant Rating C · 62/100
vs
KR
The Kroger Co.
59.25+1.44%
1-year price shape — -9% over the period
Quant Rating D · 31/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Ingles Markets edges it on the scoreable measures. Ingles Markets has the highest Quant Rating (62); Ingles Markets has done best over the past year (+21%); Ingles Markets trades cheapest on trailing earnings.
| IMKTA | KR | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Grocery Stores | Grocery Stores |
| Last price | 85.17 | 59.25 |
| Change today | -0.29% | +1.44% |
| 1-year return | +20.6% | -9.4% |
| Market cap | $1.62B | $35.31B |
| 52-week range | 66.71 – 95.45 | 53.78 – 75.66 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | 15.57 | 32.03 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 76th | 79th |
| P/B | 0.96 | 5.99 |
| Dividend yield | 0.77% | 2.36% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | 4.40 | 1.54 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $83.58M | $917.84M |
| Revenue (TTM) | $5.42B | $149.33B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +1.6% | +2.0% |
| Gross margin | 24.5% | 23.1% |
| Operating margin | 3.2% | 1.4% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 0.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $149.58M | $2.38B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 76.6% | 90.7% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 1 buy / 11 sell | 25 buy / 21 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 6.0% | 5.0% |
| Analyst consensus | -- | 53% buy / 47% hold (15) |
| Analyst price target | -- | $68 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | C (62) | D (31) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 27,000 | 403,000 |
| Founded | 1963 | 1883 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.