INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA)
Consumer Staples · Regional Grocery Retail · NASDAQ
Ingles Markets is a regional supermarket chain operating grocery stores, dairy processing facilities, and shopping centers primarily in the Southeastern United States.
What INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A does
Ingles Markets operates a chain of supermarkets primarily across the Southeast United States, selling groceries, pharmacy services, and general merchandise. The company operates over 200 stores as a regional grocery retailer focused on traditional supermarket format. It generates revenue through food sales, health and wellness products, and related retail operations, with operations concentrated in the Appalachian and Southeast regions.
Themes: grocery retail, consumer staples, food processing, real estate investment
Fundamentals
- Price$85.45 as of 2026-08-24 close
- Market cap$1.6B as of 2026-08-24
- 1-year return+25.7% 2025-08-22 close $67.98 → 2026-08-24 close $85.45
- P/E15.56 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+1.9% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+24.5% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+6.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.30 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-2.1% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.31 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.8%; pays a dividend.
How IMKTA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 94 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, IMKTA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 15%, free-cash-flow payout 31%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout15% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout31% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A looks technically
INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) is trading 2.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 245 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +2.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $89.03 | $89.03 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $83.18 | $83.18 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 8 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 8 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 89.83. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 245 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 245 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though sellers have been pushing harder than buyers lately — pressure, not a trend | 17.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 40.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($82.67 to $92.95) — its "stochastic" reading is 22 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 22.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $95.62 | $95.62 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 11.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -11.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 33.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +33.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 11.2% below its highest point of the past year | 11.2% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 2 trading days ago | 2 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $102.99 (set on 2022-12-13) | $102.99 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($65.09 to $95.23), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 34% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $75.64 to $76.60. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 34.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 17.5% below its all-time high | -17.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.8% above a support level at $84.22 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-23, most recently on 2026-08-07. Since 2024-08-21 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 3 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $10.99 (set on 2009-03-09) | $10.99 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 672.9% above its all-time low | +672.9% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are wider than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (wider than about 74% of it) | 74th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.58 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.58 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $83.54 and $92.15 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $83.54 – $87.85 – $92.15 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (2.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.7 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.01× |
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Candlestick patterns
3
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | today, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | today |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
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| Gap filled | a 3.7% gap up opened on 2026-07-27 has been "filled" 10 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 9 sessions to close | 10 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 7.6 percentage points (the stock lost 5.3% while the market gained 2.3%) | -7.6% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 5.9 percentage points (the stock lost 2.8% while the market gained 3.1%) | -5.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 13.8 percentage points (the stock lost 2.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | -13.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 9.2 percentage points (the stock gained 29.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | +9.2% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 4.2% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.6% of the share price. | -4.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $86.12 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.4% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
IMKTA last closed at $84.94 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 3 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $84.22 | Support | 0.8% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-23 to 2026-08-07 |
| $86.26 | Resistance | 1.6% above the last close | turned there four times · 2026-04-21 to 2026-06-30 |
| $82.65 | Support | 2.7% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-20 to 2026-05-21 |
| $89.85 | Resistance | 5.8% above the last close | turned there six times · 2026-02-13 to 2026-08-13 |
| $93.69 | Resistance | 10.3% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-05-01 to 2026-08-05 |
| $75.27 | Support | 11.4% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-09-30 to 2025-11-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $89.83.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-08-14.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a hammer candle after a decline · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Intense competition in the retail grocery industry impacting margins.","Reliance on third-party suppliers and supply chain disruptions.","Fluctuations in commodity costs and general economic conditions."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of IMKTA's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2026-02-05.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-05-07) adds six-month period data for March 28, 2026 and March 29, 2025, including condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for six months ended
- Newer filing adds six-month period condensed consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity covering September 28, 2024 through March 28, 2026
- Newer filing includes six-month period condensed consolidated statements of cash flows (text truncated but header present)
- Newer filing balance sheet dated March 28, 2026 (newer current period) compared to September 27, 2025
- Newer filing three-month income statement for period ended March 28, 2026 compared to March 29, 2025
- Removed:
- Older filing (filed 2026-02-05) balance sheet dated December 27, 2025 (current period in that filing) is removed from newer filing
- Older filing three-month income statement for period ended December 27, 2025 is removed from newer filing
- Older filing three-month statements of changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows are removed from newer filing
- Older filing notes reference 'Three Months Ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024' is removed
- Reworded:
- Table of contents page numbers changed: Item 2 MD&A moved from page 13 to page 15, Item 3 from page 19 to page 22, Item 4 from page 19 to page 22, Item 5 from page 19 to page 22, Item 6 from page 20 to page 22, Signatures from page 21 to page 24
- Financial statement balance sheet comparison periods changed from 'December 27, 2025 and September 27, 2025' to 'March 28, 2026 and September 27, 2025'
- Notes to condensed consolidated statements basis reference changed from 'Three Months Ended December 27, 2025 and December 28, 2024' to period ended March 28, 2026 (text truncated)
- Notes:
- Newer filing cash flows statement text is truncated; full comparison not possible for that section
- Older filing notes section is truncated; full scope of note changes cannot be assessed
- The two filings report different fiscal periods (December 27, 2025 quarter vs. March 28, 2026 quarter), representing normal quarterly progression rather than restatements of same period
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days.
- Last 180 days1 buy ($44035) · 0 sells — 1 buying insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-20. As of 2026-08-25.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about IMKTA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding IMKTA as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 1,738,713
- Reported value $156,292,922
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
IMKTA had 1,075,412 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for IMKTA because we do not hold a verified share count to divide it by. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 1,075,412
- Prior settlement (shares) 1,015,426
- Reported change 5.91%
- Days to cover (reported) 9.2
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Kroger (KR)
- Publix Super Markets
- Walmart (WMT)
- Food Lion
- Aldi
- Whole Foods Market
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Frequently asked questions
What does INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) do?
Ingles Markets operates a chain of supermarkets primarily across the Southeast United States, selling groceries, pharmacy services, and general merchandise. The company operates over 200 stores as a regional grocery retailer focused on traditional supermarket format. It generates revenue through food sales, health and wellness products, and related retail operations, with operations concentrated in the Appalachian and Southeast regions.
What sector is INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) in?
INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Regional Grocery Retail. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does IMKTA pay a dividend?
Yes — INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.81% (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A's (IMKTA) competitors?
Notable peers of INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) include Kroger, Publix Super Markets, Walmart, Food Lion and Aldi. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) overbought or oversold right now?
INGLES MARKETS INC CLASS A (IMKTA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on IMKTA come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-24.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.