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The closing price of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE: NGVC) was $32.96 for the day, up 2.71% from the previous closing price of $32.09. In other words, the price has increased by $2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. NGVC stock price reached its highest trading level at $33.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $30.92.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NGVC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 57.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.21 and its Current Ratio is at 1.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.45.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Northcoast on October 22, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $54.
On October 09, 2020, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $14.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 25 ’25 when Isely Lark sold 500 shares for $41.00 per share. The transaction valued at 20,500 led to the insider holds 4,182 shares of the business.
Lark Isely bought 500 shares of NGVC for $20,270 on Aug 25 ’25. On Aug 19 ’25, another insider, Isely Lark, who serves as the 13D Group Member of the company, sold 2,000 shares for $40.00 each. As a result, the insider received 80,000 and left with 4,682 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NGVC now has a Market Capitalization of 756567360 and an Enterprise Value of 1077922432. As of this moment, Natural’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.74. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.818 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.532.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NGVC is 1.57, which has changed by 0.049721956 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NGVC has reached a high of $61.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $26.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.37%.
Shares Statistics:
NGVC traded an average of 248.51K shares per day over the past three months and 237880 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 22.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 9.43M. Insiders hold about 58.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 40.99% stake in the company. Shares short for NGVC as of 1760486400 were 1378647 with a Short Ratio of 5.55, compared to 1757894400 on 1258090. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1378647 and a Short% of Float of 14.540000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.46, NGVC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.48. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014334684. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.24.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 1 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.95 and $1.95 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.95. EPS for the following year is $2.17, with 1.0 analysts recommending between $2.17 and $2.17.
Revenue Estimates
Based on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.43B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.43B and the low estimate is $1.43B.
