Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc (NGVC)

Nora Barnes

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc [NGVC] stock prices are down -0.48% to $26.75 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The NGVC shares have gain 6.83% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc [NYSE: NGVC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 22, 2025, when Northcoast initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $54. Previously, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on October 09, 2020, and set its price target to $14. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform. SunTrust downgraded its rating to a Hold. Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 31, 2017. In a note dated October 11, 2016, Citigroup initiated an Buy rating.

The stock price of Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc [NGVC] has been fluctuating between $23.47 and $61.22 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $54 within the next 12 months. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc [NYSE: NGVC] shares were valued at $26.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 101.87% based on the average NGVC price forecast.

Analyzing the NGVC fundamentals

The Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc [NYSE:NGVC] reported sales of 1.33B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.18%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.3% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.56.

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Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc [NYSE:NGVC]’s Current Ratio is 1.06. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.22, while the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.46, the price to book ratio is 2.89 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.40.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Isely Lark, 13D Group Member, that happened on Aug 25 ’25 when 500.0 shares were sold. Affiliate, Lark Isely completed a deal on Aug 25 ’25 to buy 500.0 shares. Meanwhile, 13D Group Member Isely Lark sold 2000.0 shares on Aug 19 ’25.

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