Teton Advisors Inc. Sells 18,247 Shares of Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA)

Teton Advisors Inc. reduced its position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 20.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 72,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 18,247 shares during the quarter. Teton Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Village Super Market were worth $1,889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Money Concepts Capital Corp increased its stake in Village Super Market by 8.3% in the third quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 274,634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,218,000 after acquiring an additional 21,000 shares during the last quarter. Watershed Asset Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Village Super Market in the 3rd quarter valued at $280,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Village Super Market by 38.8% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 34,263 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after buying an additional 9,581 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Village Super Market by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 732,365 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,210,000 after buying an additional 8,532 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Village Super Market by 20.5% during the third quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 43,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $987,000 after acquiring an additional 7,412 shares in the last quarter. 39.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Village Super Market Price Performance

Shares of Village Super Market stock traded up $0.59 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $27.99. 19,023 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,795. The stock has a market cap of $413.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.93 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.34. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $27.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.89. Village Super Market, Inc. has a 12 month low of $20.25 and a 12 month high of $29.38.

Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter. Village Super Market had a return on equity of 12.53% and a net margin of 2.39%. The firm had revenue of $575.58 million during the quarter.

Village Super Market Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 4th were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.57%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, April 3rd. Village Super Market’s payout ratio is currently 28.33%.

Village Super Market 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.