Ingles Markets Inc (IMKTA) is slightly undervalued and Weis Markets Inc (WMK) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, IMKTA trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +7%, against -46% for WMK.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 7.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $90.18; the price of $83.84 is 7% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 37/100 on 8 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 7.6% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $49.68; the price of $72.72 is 46% above that value, and 81% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 49/100 on 9 of 12 signals
| Metric | IMKTA | WMK |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Slightly undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $83.84 | $72.72 |
| Intrinsic value | $90.18 | $49.68 |
| Margin of safety | +7% | -46% |
| Leak Score | 37/100 (8/12) | 49/100 (9/12) |
| Market cap | $1.6B | $1.8B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 3.0% | 3.8% |
| Operating margin | 2.6% | 2.3% |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 6.3% | 7.2% |
| Debt to equity | 0.31 | 0.12 |
| P/E | 15.2x | 18.7x |
| P/B | 0.9x | 1.3x |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | 1.9% |