Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for IMKTA in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Ingles Markets (IMKTA) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$85.49−0.17 (−0.2%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeIngles Markets declared a quarterly dividend of $0.165 for Class A shares and $0.15 for Class B shares, with an ex-dividend date of 8 October 2026. Alongside this, the company reported fiscal third-quarter revenue up 1.6% to $1.37 billion, while EPS slightly declined to $1.36.
Shares closed at $85.49, down 0.2%, sitting between the 50-day average of $84.73 and the 200-day average of $85.25. The GekkoIndex reads 53, placing IMKTA in the Neutral zone, up 2.1 over five days. The stock trades 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $100.15, with a 52-week range of $67.11 to $95.62 and a one-year return of 20.4%.
The next earnings date falls on 25 November 2026, 44 days away, placing it outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality data covering five years shows the next 20 trading days from this point averaging a 9.2% return, with gains in 5 of those years. Typical daily movement sits at 2.1%, with a typical 20-day move of 4.4%, figures worth noting alongside the current gap to fair value.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Ingles Markets price vs fair value
Close $85.49200-day averageGekko Fair Value $100.15
Ingles Markets quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.62B
- P/E ratio
- 15.6
- Forward P/E
- 8.6
- EPS, TTM
- $5.49
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.42B
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Dividend yield
- 0.78%
- Beta
- 0.57
- Volume
- 94,814 avg 116,447
- 1-year return
- +20.4%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- 50-day average
- $84.73
- 200-day average
- $85.25
- Next earnings
- Nov 25
- Shares outstanding
- 14.55M
Ingles Markets swing-trade checklist
Ingles Markets scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $85.49 sits between the 50-day ($84.73) and 200-day ($85.25) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
53, Neutral
Reading 53 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
14.6% below
Price is 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 44 days
Next report Nov 25, 2026, 44 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+9.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.2% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
See seasonality
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Ingles Markets stock chart and price history
Ingles Markets closed at $85.49 on Oct 12, 2026, +20.4% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $67.11 to $95.62.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +2.9%
- 3 months
- −5.0%
- 6 months
- −7.4%
- 1 year
- +20.4%
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Ingles Markets GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Ingles Markets’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 53, in the Neutral zone, up 2.1 points over five sessions.
53Neutral
Up 2.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 36 | +0.2% | +3.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 274 | +0.4% | +2.3% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 348 | −0.1% | −1.3% | ||
| Distribution | 20 | −0.6% | −2.7% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average IMKTA share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Ingles Markets stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Ingles Markets trades 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $100.15, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Ingles Markets shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$100.15
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
14.6% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 28.4% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Ingles Markets insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Ingles Markets, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in IMKTA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Ingles Markets has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, year ended Sep 25, 2021
- $80.00M
- As a share of market cap
- 4.93%
From company filings.
Ingles Markets earnings: next date and track record
Ingles Markets reports on Nov 25, 2026 (44 days away).
Next earnings report
Nov 25, 2026
44 days away
Ingles Markets seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Ingles Markets averaged +9.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +4.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +9.2% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +11.0% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, IMKTA’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.4%.
Ingles Markets market cap and key statistics
Ingles Markets’s market cap is $1.62B, with a P/E ratio of 15.6 and revenue of $5.42B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.62B
- P/E ratio
- 15.6
- Forward P/E
- 8.6
- EPS, TTM
- $5.49
- Gekko Fair Value
- $100.15
Trading
- Volume
- 94,814
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 116,447
- 52-week high
- $95.62
- 52-week low
- $67.11
- Shares outstanding
- 14.55M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $5.42B
- Profit margin
- 1.9%
- Return on equity
- 6.3%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −1.4%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.57
- Typical daily move
- ±2.1%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.4%
- Dividend yield
- 0.78%
Ingles Markets stock news this week
1 headline about Ingles Markets from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Ingles Markets stock declares a USD 0.165 dividendAD HOC NEWS, Oct 5
Ingles Markets peers
Ingles Markets’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| KRKroger | Neutral | 7.6% below |
| TBBBBBB Foods | Distribution | 32.6% above |
| ACIAlbertsons Companies | Neutral | 34.5% below |
| SFMSprouts Farmers Market | Accumulation | 31.6% below |
| WMKWeis Markets | Neutral | 43.4% above |
| GOGrocery Outlet | Neutral | 7.3% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Ingles Markets stock FAQ
What is Ingles Markets’s market cap?
Ingles Markets’s market cap is $1.62B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $85.49, with 14.55M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.6.
Is Ingles Markets stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Ingles Markets is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $85.49 is 14.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $100.15. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Ingles Markets report earnings next?
Ingles Markets is expected to report on Nov 25, 2026 (44 days away).
What is Ingles Markets’s 52-week high and low?
Ingles Markets’s 52-week high is $95.62 and its 52-week low is $67.11; it closed at $85.49 on Oct 12, 2026, +20.4% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $102.99 on Dec 13, 2022.
Is Ingles Markets stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
How this page works
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