Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA - Get Free Report) saw a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 60,500 shares, a decrease of 63.7% from the February 28th total of 166,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 0.7% of the company's shares are short sold.
Village Super Market Trading Up 2.7 %
Shares of VLGEA traded up $0.97 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $36.97. 58,169 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,246. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.13. The firm has a market cap of $545.20 million, a P/E ratio of 10.65 and a beta of 0.30. Village Super Market has a 52-week low of $24.57 and a 52-week high of $37.20. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.50 and a 200 day simple moving average of $32.18.
Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $599.65 million for the quarter. Village Super Market had a net margin of 2.29% and a return on equity of 12.15%.
Village Super Market Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.70%. Village Super Market's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.47%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Village Super Market
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Village Super Market during the third quarter worth $54,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Village Super Market during the 4th quarter worth about $78,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Village Super Market in the 4th quarter valued at about $118,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of Village Super Market by 239.9% during the 4th 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 lifted its stake in Village Super Market by 129.2% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 6,270 shares of the company's stock worth $200,000 after purchasing an additional 3,534 shares during the last quarter. 39.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Village Super Market Company Profile
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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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