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Ingles Markets, Incorporated Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Ingles Markets, Incorporated (IMKTA) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisIMKTA
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Ingles Markets, Incorporated

🇺🇸IMKTA•NASDAQ

Ingles Markets, Incorporated

🇺🇸IMKTA•NASDAQ
Market cap
$1.58B
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Mkt Cap
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Ingles Markets, Incorporated
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Ingles Markets, Incorporated

Industry
Grocery Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
James W. Lanning
Headquarters
2913 U.S. Hwy., Asheville, NC, US
Industry
Grocery Stores
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
James W. Lanning
Headquarters
2913 U.S. Hwy., Asheville, NC, US
Description

Ingles Markets, Incorporated operates a chain of supermarkets in the southeast United States.

It offers food products, including grocery, meat and dairy products, produce, frozen foods, and other perishables; and non-food products, which include fuel centers, pharmacies, health and beauty care products, and general merchandise, as well as private label items.

The company also owns and operates a milk processing and packaging plant that supplies organic milk, fruit juices, and bottled water products to other retailers, food service distributors, and grocery warehouses.

In addition, it provides home meal replacement items, delicatessens, bakeries, floral departments, and greeting cards, as well as broad selections of local organic, beverage, and health-related items.

As of September 25, 2021, the company operated 189 supermarkets under the brand name Ingles, and nine supermarkets under the brand name Sav-Mor in western North Carolina, western South Carolina, northern Georgia, eastern Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and northeastern Alabama, as well as 111 pharmacies and 107 fuel stations.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina.

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Stock Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Ingles Markets, Incorporated, and the rating behind it. IMKTA last traded at $83.12, 14.8× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Starting points for Ingles Markets, Incorporated: P/E 14.8, EPS $5.47, beta 0.57 — an Grocery Stores name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Ingles Markets, Incorporated paid $0.66 per share over the last year — a 0.8% yield at the current $83.12 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Ingles Markets, Incorporated stands at $5.47. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Ingles Markets, Incorporated has reported as a listed company since 1987. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Ingles Markets, Incorporated valued side by side against its closest peers. Ingles Markets, Incorporated is measured against Grocery Stores peers within the Consumer Defensive sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

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Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Ingles Markets, Incorporated, and how their positions are changing. At a $1.58B market value, institutional positions materially move Ingles Markets, Incorporated's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Ingles Markets, Incorporated executives and directors. Shares of Ingles Markets, Incorporated have traded between $58.92 and $75.63 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Ingles Markets, Incorporated is a $1.58B Consumer Defensive company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Ingles Markets, Incorporated. Coverage tracks Ingles Markets, Incorporated within Grocery Stores (Consumer Defensive). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • AFYA — Afya Limited
  • COUR — Coursera, Inc.
  • GO — Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.
  • NWL — Newell Brands Inc.
  • PXED — Phoenix Education Partners, Inc
  • SPB — Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
  • UTI — Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
  • UVV — Universal Corporation

More Grocery Stores companies

  • CUYTF — Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV
  • CUYTY — Etn. Fr. Colruyt NV
  • CVPBF — CP ALL Public Company Limited
  • CVPUF — CP ALL Public Company Limited
  • DDL — Dingdong (Cayman) Limited
  • DFIHY — DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited
  • DFILF — DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited
  • DNOPY — Dino Polska S.A.
  • DNUT — Krispy Kreme, Inc.
  • EMLAF — Empire Company Limited
  • EMP-A.TO — Empire Company Limited
  • GCHEF — Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V.

ETFs holding Ingles Markets, Incorporated

  • PBJ — Invesco Food & Beverage ETF (2.71%)
  • BSMC — Brandes U.S. Small-Mid Cap Value ETF (2.61%)
  • TCV — Towle Value ETF (1.95%)
  • XRT — State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF (1.24%)
  • RETL — Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X Shares (0.96%)
  • ROSC — Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF (0.61%)
  • FYT — First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund (0.58%)
  • QIDX — Indexperts Quality Earnings Focused ETF (0.35%)

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