Ellsworth Advisors LLC Has $866,000 Position in Village Super Market, Inc. $VLGEA

Ellsworth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGEA) by 6.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,796 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,344 shares during the period. Ellsworth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Village Super Market were worth $866,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VLGEA. Abound Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Village Super Market in the 1st quarter valued at about $57,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Village Super Market by 8,860.7% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 2,481 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of Village Super Market by 239.9% in the 4th quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 5,945 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,000 after buying an additional 4,196 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its position in shares of Village Super Market by 129.2% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 6,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,000 after buying an additional 3,534 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP bought a new stake in shares of Village Super Market in the 1st quarter valued at about $202,000. Institutional investors own 39.02% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered Village Super Market from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th.

Village Super Market Price Performance

Village Super Market stock opened at $37.27 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $550.11 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.83 and a beta of 0.53. Village Super Market, Inc. has a 52-week low of $28.33 and a 52-week high of $40.15. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $36.25 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.06.

Village Super Market Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 3rd. Village Super Market’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.39%.

About Village Super Market

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.