North Star Investment Management Corp. Has $1.90 Million Stock Position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its holdings in shares of Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA - Free Report) by 31.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,000 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 12,000 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp. owned approximately 0.34% of Village Super Market worth $1,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 5.0% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 59,663 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,888,000 after purchasing an additional 2,868 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 231.2% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 23,680 shares of the company's stock worth $755,000 after buying an additional 16,531 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Village Super Market by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 77,394 shares of the company's stock worth $2,468,000 after acquiring an additional 3,421 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Village Super Market by 239.9% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,945 shares of the company's stock worth $190,000 after acquiring an additional 4,196 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG raised its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 129.2% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 6,270 shares of the company's stock valued at $200,000 after acquiring an additional 3,534 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 39.02% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Village Super Market news, Director Kevin Begley sold 3,000 shares of the company's 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 transaction, the director now directly owns 48,961 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,831,141.40. This represents a 5.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Robert Sumas sold 943 shares of the firm'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 directly owns 93,988 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,843 shares of company stock worth $320,011. 56.78% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Village Super Market Trading Down 0.6%

Village Super Market stock traded down $0.22 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $37.00. The stock had a trading volume of 81,171 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,603. Village Super Market, Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.57 and a twelve month high of $40.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm has a market cap of $546.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.76 and a beta of 0.50. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $36.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $34.41.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $563.67 million during the quarter. Village Super Market had a return on equity of 12.55% and a net margin of 2.45%.

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.