Martingale Asset Management L P Trims Position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Martingale Asset Management L P trimmed its position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 23.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 14,565 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,375 shares during the period. Martingale Asset Management L P’s holdings in Village Super Market were worth $463,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC grew its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 209.4% during the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 40,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,292,000 after acquiring an additional 27,516 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Village Super Market during the 3rd quarter valued at $798,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 17.4% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Cutter & CO Brokerage Inc. bought a new position in Village Super Market in the 3rd quarter worth $213,000. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Village Super Market in the 2nd quarter worth $130,000. 39.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Village Super Market Price Performance

NASDAQ:VLGEA opened at $31.49 on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $29.70. Village Super Market, Inc. has a 52 week low of $24.42 and a 52 week high of $33.99. The stock has a market cap of $464.79 million, a PE ratio of 9.29 and a beta of 0.30. 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 issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 8th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Village Super Market had a return on equity of 12.14% and a net margin of 2.26%. The company had revenue of $578.24 million for the quarter.

Village Super Market Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 3rd were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, October 3rd. Village Super Market’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Kevin Begley sold 1,000 shares of Village Super Market stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total value of $30,000.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 60,261 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,807,830. The trade was a 1.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 10,933 shares of company stock worth $330,872. 56.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.