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After finishing at $30.35 in the prior trading day, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NYSE: NGVC) closed at $28.82, down -5.04%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. NGVC stock price reached its highest trading level at $31.6901 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.75.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NGVC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.22 and its Current Ratio is at 1.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.56 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.37.
Upgrades & Downgrades
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 661554816 and an Enterprise Value of 976457792. As of this moment, Natural’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.41. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.11. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.734 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.396.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NGVC is 1.26, which has changed by -0.38654745 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1028198 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 $29.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.65%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.83%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 241.49K shares per day over the past 3-months and 248430 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 22.95M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 9.44M. Insiders hold about 58.87% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.43% stake in the company. Shares short for NGVC as of 1761868800 were 1424168 with a Short Ratio of 5.90, compared to 1759190400 on 1363939. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1424168 and a Short% of Float of 15.020000999999999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, NGVC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.48, compared to 0.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015815485. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.24.
