WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK)
Consumer Staples · Regional supermarket retail · NYSE
Regional Pennsylvania-based supermarket operator with 202 stores across the Mid-Atlantic, emphasizing everyday low pricing, loyalty programs, and growing pharmacy services.
What WEIS MARKETS INC does
Weis Markets, Inc. operates 202 retail food stores across Pennsylvania and surrounding states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and West Virginia), selling groceries, produce, meats, dairy, pharmacy services, prepared foods, bakery items, fuel, and general merchandise. The company emphasizes competitive pricing through Everyday Lower Price, Low Price Guarantee, and loyalty reward programs that drive customer traffic. Core operations include a mix of company-owned (108 stores) and leased (94 stores) locations, supported by a distribution center in Milton, Pennsylvania. Revenue growth is driven by comparable store sales and expansion of higher-margin pharmacy services, which represented 13.6% of consolidated net sales in 2025.
Themes: Regional grocery retail, Loyalty programs / customer engagement, Pharmacy services, Everyday low pricing, Digital ordering / e-commerce
Fundamentals
- Price$71.00 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$1.8B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-0.9% 2025-08-21 close $71.67 → 2026-08-21 close $71.00
- P/E17.56 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+2.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+25.4% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+7.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+1.7% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.39 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-04 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.0%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How WMK compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 97 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 116 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 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 CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 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)
Exceeded at least one reported measure. In FY2025, WMK's dividend exceeded at least one reported measure of what it earned or generated (earnings payout 37%, free-cash-flow payout 728%). A payout above 100% in one year is not necessarily unsustainable, but it is not fully covered by that measure.
- Earnings payout37% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout728% 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 WEIS MARKETS INC looks technically
WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) is trading 0.6% 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 63 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 30, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 2 trading days ago. It is 15.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 0.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +0.6% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $76.76 | $76.76 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $70.57 | $70.57 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 79.42. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 3 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 63 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 63 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 0.6% above | +0.6% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 30, with sellers in control | 30.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 38.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($68.42 to $79.42) — its "stochastic" reading is 23 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. | 23.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 13 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $83.74 | $83.74 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 15.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -15.2% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 18.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +18.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 15.2% below its highest point of the past year | 15.2% |
| 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 $95.57 (set on 2022-10-31) | $95.57 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($61.60 to $82.63), and it has given back around half of its rise from last year’s low — 55% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $68.96 to $69.63. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 55.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 25.7% below its all-time high | -25.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.2% above a support level at $70.15 — a price it turned at four times since 2024-12-10, most recently on 2026-02-11. Since 2024-08-21 it has 4 such levels below the current price and 6 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.2% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $22.67 (set on 2009-03-09) | $22.67 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 213.2% above its all-time low | +213.2% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 82% of the past ~6 months) | 82nd percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.08 between its high and its low — about 2.9% 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 | $2.08 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $67.71 and $79.89 — 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 | $67.71 – $73.80 – $79.89 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.9% in a typical session — calmer than most 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 | 2.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.2 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (0.6% 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 | 0.2 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 | 1.10× |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.9% 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 | +0.8% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.3% below the previous close 46 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 82.63 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.3% |
| Gap filled | a 3.9% gap up opened on 2026-06-11 has been "filled" 46 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 46 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 10.7 percentage points (the stock lost 8.4% while the market gained 2.3%) | -10.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 4.8 percentage points (the stock lost 1.7% while the market gained 3.1%) | -4.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 15.7 percentage points (the stock lost 4.6% while the market gained 11.1%) | -15.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 21.4 percentage points (the stock lost 0.9% while the market gained 20.5%) | -21.4% |
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 | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, 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 | 5 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 6.2% 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 4.9% of the share price. | -6.2% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $72.41 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -1.9% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
WMK last closed at $71.00 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 4 prices below its last close and 6 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $70.15 | Support | 1.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2024-12-10 to 2026-02-11 |
| $72.74 | Resistance | 2.5% above the last close | turned there 11 times · 2024-09-18 to 2026-07-24 |
| $67.79 | Support | 4.5% below the last close | turned there 17 times · 2024-09-04 to 2026-05-12 |
| $74.81 | Resistance | 5.4% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-06-18 |
| $76.47 | Resistance | 7.7% above the last close | turned there six times · 2024-11-11 to 2026-06-30 |
| $64.18 | Support | 9.6% below the last close | turned there six times · 2024-10-10 to 2026-03-25 |
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 five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 3 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $79.42.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $64.71 and $70.33 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a three-part correction in leg C, which fails on a close above $79.42.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-12, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
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: Near 200-day moving-average support · Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · lagging the market · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
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 from larger national supermarket chains and discount retailers in the Mid-Atlantic region, pressuring pricing and margins","Exposure to weather volatility, particularly winter storms, which impact sales trends and operational efficiency","Cybersecurity and data breach risk from retail operations, point-of-sale systems, and digital/loyalty platform integration"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of WMK's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
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.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2025-11-07. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about WMK'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 WMK as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 1,796,815
- Reported value $122,884,140
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 1 new, 2 increased, 2 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)
WMK had 2,415,465 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
WMK had 9.76% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 16.34 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,415,465
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.76%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,206,645
- Reported change 9.46%
- Days to cover (reported) 16.34
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
- The Kroger Co. (KR)
- Ahold Delhaize USA
- Walmart Inc. (WMT)
- Target Corporation (TGT)
- Aldi
- Giant Food (part of Ahold)
- ShopRite (Wakefern cooperative)
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Frequently asked questions
What does WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) do?
Weis Markets, Inc. operates 202 retail food stores across Pennsylvania and surrounding states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, and West Virginia), selling groceries, produce, meats, dairy, pharmacy services, prepared foods, bakery items, fuel, and general merchandise. The company emphasizes competitive pricing through Everyday Lower Price, Low Price Guarantee, and loyalty reward programs that drive customer traffic.
What sector is WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) in?
WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Regional supermarket retail. It trades on NYSE.
Does WMK pay a dividend?
Yes — WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 1.97% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are WEIS MARKETS INC's (WMK) competitors?
Notable peers of WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) include The Kroger Co., Ahold Delhaize USA, Walmart Inc., Target Corporation and Aldi. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) overbought or oversold right now?
WEIS MARKETS INC (WMK) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 38, 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 WMK 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 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.