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. Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA)
The Component Grade breakdown for Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) is: Value: A, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: D, Financials: B, and AI: B.
Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) has a Due Diligence Score of 39, which is 2 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 37.
VLGEA passed 15 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Village Super Market has seen its stock return 25.77% over the past year.
2. Dingdong (NYSE:DDL)
Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is the #2 top grocery store stock out of 11 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year.
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The Component Grade breakdown for Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: B, and AI: C.
Dingdong (NYSE:DDL) has a Due Diligence Score of 44, which is 7 points higher than the grocery store industry average of 37.
DDL passed 14 out of 33 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Dingdong has seen its stock return 140.68% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 115 percentage points.
3. Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC)
The Component Grade breakdown for Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: B, Sentiment: B, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.
Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage (NYSE:NGVC) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is -2 points lower than the grocery store industry average of 37. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates NGVC as a "B".
NGVC passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Natural Grocers By Vitamin Cottage has seen its stock return 109.02% over the past year, overperforming other grocery store stocks by 83 percentage points.