Teton Advisors Inc. Has $973,000 Stock Position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Teton Advisors Inc. cut its stake in shares of Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 4.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,300 shares during the period. Teton Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Village Super Market were worth $973,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position 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 period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 14,514 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,000 after purchasing an additional 1,103 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its position in shares of Village Super Market by 21.0% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 6,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,000 after buying an additional 1,112 shares in the last quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Village Super Market by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 21,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $684,000 after buying an additional 1,471 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Village Super Market by 14.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 13,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $417,000 after buying an additional 1,663 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 39.02% of the company’s stock.

Village Super Market Price Performance

Village Super Market stock opened at $35.63 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $525.44 million, a PE ratio of 10.27 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $34.21 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $32.55. Village Super Market, Inc. has a one year low of $24.57 and a one year high of $38.70.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter. The business 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 company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.81%. Village Super Market’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.47%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Village Super Market

In other Village Super Market news, 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 value of $112,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 48,961 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 this link. Also, major shareholder Robert Sumas sold 943 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.21, for a total value of $34,146.03. Following the sale, the insider now owns 93,988 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,403,305.48. This trade represents a 0.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,343 shares of company stock worth $160,726 over the last three months. Corporate 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.