Village Super Market (VLGEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Village Super Market, Inc. is a publicly traded supermarket operator headquartered in Springfield, New Jersey. The company operates a network of ShopRite-branded grocery stores under a membership agreement with Wakefern Food Corp., one of the largest retailer-owned cooperatives in the United States. Through its ShopRite banner, Village Super Market serves communities across northern and central New Jersey, offering a full range of grocery products from fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery items to dairy, deli and health and beauty merchandise.

The company’s supermarkets feature an array of in-store services designed to meet diverse customer needs. Many locations include full-service pharmacies, prepared-foods departments, floral shops and catering services. Village Super Market has also invested in e-commerce capabilities, providing online ordering, curbside pickup and home delivery in selected markets. By blending private-label offerings with leading national brands, the company aims to deliver value, quality and selection to its regional customer base.

Village Super Market completed its initial public offering in 2013 and trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol VLGEA. As a member of the Wakefern cooperative, the company benefits from collective purchasing power, distribution infrastructure and shared best practices, while retaining local control of store operations and merchandising strategies. With a focused footprint in New Jersey, Village Super Market pursues a community-oriented growth approach, emphasizing customer service and operational efficiency to strengthen its position in the regional grocery market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.08 to $42.82
• 50-Day Range: $37.59 to $47.17
• 52-Week Range: $30.08 to $48.21
• Volume: 33,797 shs
• Average Volume: 49,683 shs
• Market Capitalization: $631.20 million
• P/E Ratio: 11.58
• Dividend Yield: 2.35%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Village Super Market Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Village Super Market scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 133rd out of 199 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Village Super Market has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Village Super Market has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Village Super Market is 11.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.98.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Village Super Market is 11.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.13.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Village Super Market has a P/B Ratio of 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.39% of the float of Village Super Market has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Village Super Market has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.91.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Village Super Market has recently increased by 14.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Village Super Market pays a meaningful dividend of 2.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Village Super Market does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Village Super Market is 27.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.65

News Sentiment

Village Super Market has a news sentiment score of 1.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Village Super Market this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for VLGEA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Village Super Market insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

59.12% of the stock of Village Super Market is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

39.02% of the stock of Village Super Market is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/03/2026
• Record date for 7/23 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/23 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/23/2026
• Today: 7/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - SUPERMKT
• Sub-Industry: Food Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VLGEA
• CIK: 103595
• Web: www.shoprite.com
• Phone: (973) 467-2200
• Fax: 973-467-6582
• Employees: 7,200
• Year Founded: 1937

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $56.38 million
• Net Margins: 2.27%
• Pretax Margin: 3.20%
• Return on Equity: 10.80%
• Return on Assets: 5.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.27
• Cash Flow: $6.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.66
• Book Value: $33.34 per share
• Price / Book: 1.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 14,810,000
• Free Float: 6,054,000
• Market Cap: $631.20 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.45