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IMKTA · Ingles Markets Inc

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$84.82 -0.23 (-0.27%) At close · Aug 20
Market Cap
$1.62B
Shares
18.99M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$84.82 Open$83.74 Day$82.67–84.89 52W close$65.09–95.23 Avg vol 30d122K Short int1.1M · 5.7% float · 9.2d Short vol65% DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

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FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 26, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Low
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +2%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −5%
below
RSI (14) 40
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 65%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Neutral
1-month return 0%
trailing
6-month return 0%
trailing
YTD return +24%
this year
Relative strength −12%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $89 › 200d $83 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +32 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
5.66% of float · ▲ +5.9% MoM · 9.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
238 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 69
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth −5%
Y/Y
Gross margin 24%
expanding
Free cash flow $39.6M
Balance sheet $507.9M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Low
Volatility 26%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −12%
past year
ATR 3.2%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
Capital expenditures · fiscal year 2026 Initiated $120M – $130M
Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Aug 7, 2025
Capital expenditures · fiscal year 2025 $120M – $160M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+2% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−5% Neutral
RSI (14)
40 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
65% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $89 › 200d $83 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+3% holders QoQ · +32 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Rising
5.66% of float · ▲ +5.9% MoM · 9.2 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
238 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $65 Now $85 · 65% Range high $95
vs 200-day avg +2% vs 50-day avg -5%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
supermarkets 194 as of May 7, 2026
supermarkets operated 197 first quarter of fiscal 2026

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

Versus peers

Grocery Stores — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
IMKTA
Ingles Markets Inc
this stock
$1.62B +23.7% -5.4% 5.7%
KR
Kroger Co
$34.47B -9.9% +0.4% 4.2%
SVNDF
Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd
$29.47B -11.3% 0.4%
CRRFY
Carrefour SA
$13.02B +10.2% 0.0%
DNOPF
Dino Polska S.A./ADR
$8.77B -22.2% 0.5%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Reducing
Holders
238
% held
75.1%
Net QoQ
-56.1K sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
252
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
1.1M
Days to cover
9.2d
Change
+60.0K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
65%
As of
Aug 20, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
603
Value
$51.8K
As of
Jul 27, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
32.5%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Virginia Foxx
Amount
$15.0K–$50.0K
Traded
Sep 30, 2022
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$5.3B
Net income (FY)
$83.6M
View
Buybacks
Authorized
shares 1.3M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Aug 6, 2026
This year
9
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$401.4K
Shares
5.9K
Filed
Jun 27, 2024
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
IMKTA -4.2% -0.1% -0.3% -5.8% +23.7%
SPY -2.0% +3.3% +11.2% +2.1% +11.8%
vs SPY -2.2% -3.4% -11.5% -7.9% +11.9%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.165 / share · ex Jul 9, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$0.66 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.78%
Buyback program · as of Mar 23, 2021
Authorized
shares 1.30M
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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