Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) Director Kevin Begley Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) Director Kevin Begley sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.40, for a total transaction of $112,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 48,961 shares in the company, valued at $1,831,141.40. This trade represents a 5.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Village Super Market Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VLGEA opened at $35.78 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $527.65 million, a PE ratio of 10.31 and a beta of 0.42. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.19 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $32.52. Village Super Market, Inc. has a 1 year low of $24.57 and a 1 year high of $38.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $599.65 million during the quarter. Village Super Market had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 2.29%.

Village Super Market Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 3rd. Village Super Market’s dividend payout ratio is currently 27.47%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in Village Super Market by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 264,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,422,000 after purchasing an additional 39,694 shares in the last quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its position in shares of Village Super Market by 87.9% during the 4th quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 76,373 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,436,000 after buying an additional 35,718 shares in the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP grew its position in shares of Village Super Market by 5.0% during the 4th quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 460,034 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,671,000 after buying an additional 22,081 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 231.2% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after buying an additional 16,531 shares during the period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in shares of Village Super Market in the fourth quarter valued at about $304,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.02% 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.