15,100 Shares in Village Super Market, Inc. $VLGEA Acquired by Strs Ohio

Strs Ohio purchased a new position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 15,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $574,000. Strs Ohio owned about 0.10% of Village Super Market as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ellsworth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Village Super Market by 6.3% in the first quarter. Ellsworth Advisors LLC now owns 22,796 shares of the company's stock worth $866,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares during the last quarter. Abound Wealth Management purchased a new stake in shares of Village Super Market during the 1st quarter worth approximately $57,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Village Super Market by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,326 shares of the company's stock worth $329,000 after buying an additional 1,511 shares during the last quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC lifted its position in shares of Village Super Market by 17.3% during the 1st quarter. Shufro Rose & Co. LLC now owns 16,194 shares of the company's stock worth $616,000 after buying an additional 2,394 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Village Super Market by 8,860.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,509 shares of the company's stock worth $95,000 after buying an additional 2,481 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 39.02% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Village Super Market from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th.

Village Super Market Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VLGEA opened at $38.68 on Friday. Village Super Market, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $28.33 and a fifty-two week high of $40.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $36.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.47. The stock has a market cap of $570.92 million, a PE ratio of 10.21 and a beta of 0.53.

Village Super Market Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 2nd will be given a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.6%. Village Super Market's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.39%.

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.

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