According to
Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best grocery store stocks to buy right now are:
1. Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC)
The Component Grade breakdown for Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: A, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) has a Due Diligence Score of 42, which is 5 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 37.
NGVC passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage has seen its stock return 84.24% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 49 percentage points.
2. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)
The Component Grade breakdown for Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: C, and AI: B.
Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 47, which is 10 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 37.
VLGEA passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Village Super Market has seen its stock return 47.57% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 13 percentage points.
3. Kroger Co (NYSE:KR)
Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) is the #3 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) is: Value: B, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 6 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 37.
KR passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Kroger Co has seen its stock return 37.6% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 3 percentage points.
Kroger Co has an average 1 year
price target of $74.33, an upside of 6.45% from Kroger Co's current stock price of $69.83.
Kroger Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Kroger Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 44.44% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.