Royce & Associates LP Trims Stake in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Royce & Associates LP lessened its holdings in shares of Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 228,897 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,152 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP owned about 1.55% of Village Super Market worth $7,277,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in Village Super Market in the 2nd quarter worth about $39,000. Gladius Capital Management LP increased its position in shares of Village Super Market by 253.7% during the second quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP now owns 4,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,000 after acquiring an additional 3,498 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Village Super Market during the second quarter valued at approximately $130,000. Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Village Super Market in the third quarter valued at approximately $213,000. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its stake in Village Super Market by 5.2% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 8,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 428 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 39.02% of the company’s stock.

Village Super Market Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ VLGEA opened at $32.67 on Monday. Village Super Market, Inc. has a twelve month low of $23.91 and a twelve month high of $33.99. The firm has a market cap of $482.31 million, a PE ratio of 9.64 and a beta of 0.28. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $31.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 8th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter. Village Super Market had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 12.14%. The company had revenue of $578.24 million during the quarter.

Village Super Market Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, October 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.06%. Village Super Market’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.50%.

Insider Activity at Village Super Market

In other news, Director Kevin Begley sold 1,000 shares of Village Super Market stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $30,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 60,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,807,830. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 10,933 shares of company stock valued at $330,872 over the last ninety days. 56.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Village Super Market Profile

Village Super Market, Inc operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. The company offers grocery, meat, produce, dairy, deli, seafood, prepared foods, and bakery and frozen foods. It also provides non-food products, including health and beauty care, general merchandise, liquor, and pharmacy products through retail and online stores.