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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc

NGVC

40.500USD

-0.250-0.61%

Close 10/24, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

929.64MMarket Cap

21.30P/E TTM

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Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc

40.500

-0.250-0.61%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. The company is performing well in the stock market, with strong fundamentals and technicals supporting the current trend. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

67 / 94

Overall Ranking

320 / 4683

Industry

Specialty Retailers

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts

Strong Buy

Current Rating

54.000

Target Price

+32.55%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. is a specialty retailer of natural and organic groceries, body care products and dietary supplements. Its stores offer a comprehensive selection of natural and organic groceries and dietary supplements in a smaller-store format that aims to provide a convenient, clean and easily shopped environment for its customers. It offers a variety of products associated with special diets, such as gluten-free, vegetarian and non-dairy. Its grocery products include organic produce; Natural Grocers brand products; dry, frozen and canned groceries; meats and seafood; dairy products, dairy substitutes and eggs; bread and baked goods; beverages, and beer, wine and hard cider. Its dietary supplement department primarily sells name-brand supplements, as well as a line of Natural Grocers brand private-label dietary supplements. It also offers body care, pet care, household and general merchandise and books and handouts. It has over 168 stores in 21 states.

High Profit Growth

The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 1.24B.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 93.90%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 93.90%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PE is 21.25, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 9.76M shares, increasing 8.54% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by John Hussman

Star Investor John Hussman holds 10.50K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company's current financial score is 7.05, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.15. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 328.70M, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.35%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 26.02%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.05

Change

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Financials

7.40

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

7.82

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.22

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

6.38

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

6.44

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current valuation score is 7.08, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.34. Its current P/E ratio is 21.25, which is 55.80% below the recent high of 33.10 and 57.96% above the recent low of 8.93.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

7.08

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 67/94

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

There is no earnings forecast score for this company; the Specialty Retailers industry's average is 7.21. The average price target for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc is 54.00, with a high of 54.00 and a low of 54.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

0.00

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts

Strong Buy

Current Rating

54.000

Target Price

+32.55%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

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TSCO

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CHWY

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DKS

Ulta Beauty Inc

ULTA

Amer Sports Inc

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.42, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.29. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 42.06 and the support level at 38.01, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.60

Change

-0.18

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(2)

Neutral(1)

Buy(2)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

0.298

Buy

RSI(14)

57.032

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

83.006

Overbought

ATR(14)

1.351

Low Volatility

CCI(14)

114.604

Buy

Williams %R

14.322

Overbought

TRIX(12,20)

0.215

Sell

StochRSI(14)

66.870

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(1)

Neutral(0)

Buy(5)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

40.264

Buy

MA10

39.792

Buy

MA20

39.562

Buy

MA50

38.738

Buy

MA100

39.367

Buy

MA200

42.006

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 7.30. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 42.54%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 48.22%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 756.31K shares, representing 3.29% of shares outstanding, with 9.61% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

3.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Isely (Kemper)

3.31M

Isely (Zephyr)

3.26M

+2.90%

Isely (Elizabeth)

1.28M

Isely (Heather)

1.04M

CTVC, L.L.C.

1.04M

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

826.45K

-15.46%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

801.89K

+21.74%

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

756.31K

+0.24%

Renaissance Technologies LLC

Star Investors

541.31K

-6.43%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

494.54K

+5.94%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-24

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.34, which is higher than the Specialty Retailers industry's average of 5.33. The company's beta value is 1.59. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.