Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) Shares Purchased by Geode Capital Management LLC

Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 1.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 177,468 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,994 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Village Super Market were worth $5,642,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VLGEA. Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 262.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 11,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $363,000 after buying an additional 8,278 shares during the period. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Village Super Market by 13.8% in the third quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 36,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,153,000 after acquiring an additional 4,392 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Village Super Market by 1.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 200,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,362,000 after acquiring an additional 2,139 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Village Super Market by 4.2% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 23,931 shares of the company’s stock worth $761,000 after acquiring an additional 965 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 209.4% in the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 40,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after purchasing an additional 27,516 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.02% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Village Super Market news, Director Kevin Begley sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.55, for a total transaction of $152,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 61,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,871,523.55. The trade was a 7.55 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders have sold a total of 10,933 shares of company stock worth $330,872 over the last quarter. 56.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Village Super Market Stock Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VLGEA opened at $31.40 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $30.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $463.50 million, a P/E ratio of 9.05 and a beta of 0.33. Village Super Market, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.57 and a 1 year high of $33.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.13.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 8th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter. Village Super Market had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 2.29%. The business had revenue of $578.24 million during the quarter.

Village Super Market Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. Village Super Market’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.82%.

Village Super Market Company 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.