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After finishing at $73.27 in the prior trading day, Weis Markets, Inc (NYSE: WMK) closed at $71.65, down -2.21%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.16 million shares were traded. WMK stock price reached its highest trading level at $73.93 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $71.26.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WMK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.04 and its Current Ratio is at 2.01. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
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 Jun 06 ’25 when Patricia R. Weis Marital Trust sold 1,921,746 shares for $65.00 per share. The transaction valued at 124,913,490 led to the insider holds 4,051,383 shares of the business.
Weis Patricia G. Ross sold 1,921,746 shares of WMK for $124,913,490 on Jun 06 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $65.00 per share. On Jun 06 ’25, another insider, Weis Patricia G. Ross, who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, sold 232,100 shares for $65.00 each. As a result, the insider received 15,086,500 and left with 1,750 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, WMK now has a Market Capitalization of 1772950656 and an Enterprise Value of 1753564416. As of this moment, Weis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.362 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.141.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WMK is 0.48, which has changed by 0.05321181 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WMK has reached a high of $90.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $62.25. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 124.58K shares per day over the past 3-months and 133050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 24.74M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.44M. Insiders hold about 41.65% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.78% stake in the company. Shares short for WMK as of 1755216000 were 1391499 with a Short Ratio of 11.17, compared to 1752537600 on 1352664. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1391499 and a Short% of Float of 9.83.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, WMK’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.36, compared to 1.36 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018561486The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.02. The current Payout Ratio is 33.27% for WMK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1987-05-26 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
