Barclays PLC Grows Stock Holdings in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Barclays PLC raised its stake in shares of Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 262.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 11,434 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,278 shares during the period. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.08% of Village Super Market worth $363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Village Super Market by 17.4% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 158,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,194,000 after purchasing an additional 23,492 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Village Super Market by 0.5% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $228,000 after buying an additional 428 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 2.4% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 18,913 shares of the company’s stock valued at $499,000 after buying an additional 446 shares during the period. Finally, Ellsworth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Village Super Market by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 19,981 shares of the company’s stock valued at $635,000 after acquiring an additional 998 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.02% of the company’s stock.

Village Super Market Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of VLGEA opened at $32.05 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $473.06 million, a PE ratio of 9.24 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. The company’s fifty day moving average is $31.94 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.67. Village Super Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $24.57 and a fifty-two week high of $33.99.

Village Super Market Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 2nd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.12%. Village Super Market’s payout ratio is currently 28.82%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Kevin Begley sold 4,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $144,000.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 51,961 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,558,830. This trade represents a 8.46 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 56.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.