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

Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 177,468 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,994 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 1.20% of Village Super Market worth $5,642,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 568,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,019,000 after acquiring an additional 3,100 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its stake in Village Super Market by 1.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 200,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,362,000 after purchasing an additional 2,139 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 17.4% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 158,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,194,000 after buying an additional 23,492 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 5.2% in the third quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 56,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,806,000 after buying an additional 2,814 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 209.4% during the third quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 40,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,292,000 after buying an additional 27,516 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.02% of the company’s stock.

Village Super Market Stock Performance

Shares of VLGEA opened at $31.40 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $463.50 million, a P/E ratio of 9.05 and a beta of 0.33. 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, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.57 and a 1 year high of $33.99. The company’s fifty day moving average is $31.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.18.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 8th. The company reported $1.14 EPS 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 Announces Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Village Super Market news, Director Kevin Begley sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $30,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 60,261 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,807,830. This trade represents a 1.63 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders have sold a total of 10,933 shares of company stock worth $330,872 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 56.78% of the company’s stock.

About Village Super Market

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.