VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA)
Consumer Staples · Grocery retail · NASDAQ
Village Super Market is a regional supermarket operator affiliated with the Wakefern/ShopRite cooperative, focusing on competitive pricing and fresh, high-quality food offerings.
What VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A does
Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of 34 supermarkets and three specialty markets primarily in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland under the ShopRite, Fairway, and Gourmet Garage banners. The company is a member of the Wakefern Food Corporation, a retailer-owned food cooperative, which provides the company with significant economies of scale in purchasing, distribution, and marketing. Village offers a wide variety of food and non-food products, including in-store pharmacies and centralized commissary-produced prepared foods.
Themes: grocery retail, cooperative retail model, private label consumer goods, e-commerce grocery, prepared foods commissary
Fundamentals
- Price$44.03 as of 2026-10-09 close
- Market cap$610M as of 2013-10-04 (share count; price 2026-10-09)
- 1-year return+41.4% 2025-10-09 close $31.14 → 2026-10-09 close $44.03
- P/E11.62 as of 2026-10-09
- Net margin+2.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+28.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+11.5% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.15 as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue growth (YoY)+4.2% as of 2026-09-02
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.16 as of 2026-09-02
- Last reported earnings2023-10-10 most recent in our data — SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02); no newer announcement filed
Dividend: yield +2.2%; pays a dividend.
How VLGEA compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 25% 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-09
- net profit marginmiddle range 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- operating marginbottom 25% 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- gross marginmiddle range 93 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- return on equitymiddle range 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 77 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-02
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, VLGEA's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 24%, free-cash-flow payout 39%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout24% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout39% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A looks technically
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) is trading 6.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 165 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day high about 10 trading days ago.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 6.0% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +6.0% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $43.87 | $43.87 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $41.55 | $41.55 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 46.8. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 165 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 165 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 16, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 15.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.6 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($42.74 to $46.80) — its "stochastic" reading is 32 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 31.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 4 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 4 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $48.20 | $48.20 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 8.7% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -8.7% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 46.4% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +46.4% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 8.7% below its highest point of the past year | 8.7% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $48.20 (set on 2026-05-19) | $48.20 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($31.14 to $47.17), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 20% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $36.75 to $37.26. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 19.6% |
| From the all-time high | it is 8.7% below its all-time high | -8.7% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.7% above a support level at $43.30 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-16, most recently on 2026-06-24. Since 2024-10-09 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.7% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $12.45 (set on 2005-09-07) | $12.45 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 253.6% above its all-time low | +253.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 80% of it) | 20th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.30 between its high and its low — about 3.0% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.30 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $43.30 and $46.36 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $43.30 – $44.83 – $46.36 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.0% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.0% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 1.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (6.0% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 1.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.74× |
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Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 9 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 9 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-09 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.5% gap down opened on 2026-08-26 has been "filled" 31 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 31 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +0.71% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 1.1 percentage points (the stock gained 3.2% while the market gained 2.1%) | +1.1% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 0.2 percentage points (the stock gained 3.8% while the market gained 3.6%) | +0.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 16.3 percentage points (the stock lost 1.8% while the market gained 14.5%) | -16.3% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 25.4 percentage points (the stock gained 41.4% while the market gained 16.0%) | +25.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 1.5% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-02 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.2% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +1.5% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 5% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $41.77 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 191 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.4% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
VLGEA last closed at $44.03 on 2026-10-09. Since 2024-10-09 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $43.30 | Support | 1.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-03-16 to 2026-06-24 |
| $45.12 | Resistance | 2.5% above the last close | turned there five times · 2026-04-09 to 2026-08-24 |
| $41.56 | Support | 5.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2026-04-29 to 2026-09-01 |
| $47.06 | Resistance | 6.9% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-05-28 to 2026-09-29 |
| $40.16 | Support | 8.8% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-06-03 to 2026-04-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $46.80.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This labelling was already in place when we began recording count changes on 2026-08-13, so how long it has stood is not something we can say yet.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-09.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-09. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High competition and narrow profit margins in the grocery industry.","Operational dependency on the Wakefern Food Corporation for purchasing, distribution, and support services.","Exposure to labor risks, with approximately 91% of employees covered by collective bargaining agreements."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VLGEA's 10-Q filed 2026-06-03 against the prior one filed 2026-03-04.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (filed 2026-06-03) adds specific language about Fairway online ordering: 'Online ordering for home delivery is available in all Fairway stores through fairwaymarket.com, the Fairway app or through third party service providers' appears earlier in the paragraph structure
- Newer filing reorganizes online ordering paragraphs to group all three store formats' online capabilities more distinctly
- Reworded:
- Older filing (filed 2026-03-04) states competition includes 'national, regional and local supermarket chains as well as warehouse clubs' (no comma after 'chains'); Newer filing (filed 2026-06-03) states 'national, regional and local supermarket chains, as well as warehouse clubs' (adds comma after 'chains')
- Older filing describes ongoing program as 'store remodels as well as the opening'; Newer filing (filed 2026-06-03) states 'store remodels, as well as the opening' (adds comma after 'remodels')
- Non-GAAP reconciliation table period changed from '26 Weeks Ended January 24, 2026 / January 25, 2025' in older filing to '39 Weeks Ended April 25, 2026 / April 26, 2025' in newer filing
- Non-GAAP reconciliation Net Income figures: $29,873 and $29,697 (older) changed to $38,839 and $40,858 (newer)
- Operating and administrative expenses in reconciliation: $289,332 and $276,774 (older) changed to $433,103 and $416,457 (newer)
- Adjusted operating and administrative expenses percentage: 23.62% and 23.91% (older) changed to 24.09% and 24.20% (newer)
- Results of Operations table headers changed from '13 Weeks Ended / 26 Weeks Ended' with dates 'January 24, 2026 / January 25, 2025' to '13 Weeks Ended / 39 Weeks Ended' with dates 'April 25, 2026 / April 26, 2025'
- All financial metrics in Results of Operations table updated to reflect different reporting periods and different fiscal quarter/year-to-date comparisons
- Notes:
- Text appears truncated at end of both filings; final sentences are incomplete and may omit context
- Comparison reflects different fiscal periods (26 weeks ended January 24, 2026 vs. 39 weeks ended April 25, 2026), so numerical changes primarily reflect period-over-period differences rather than restatements or corrections
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds added in newer filing (filed 2026-06-03)
- Risk Factors section page number changed from 23 to 24 in newer filing
- Consolidated balance sheet date changed from January 24, 2026 to April 25, 2026 in newer filing
- Comparison balance sheet date changed from July 26, 2025 (same in both) but represents different interim periods
- Consolidated statements of operations now show 13 Weeks Ended and 39 Weeks Ended periods instead of 13 Weeks Ended and 26 Weeks Ended
- Consolidated statements of comprehensive income now covers 13 Weeks Ended and 39 Weeks Ended periods instead of 13 Weeks Ended and 26 Weeks Ended
- Consolidated statements of shareholders' equity now covers 13 Weeks Ended April 25, 2026 and 39 Weeks Ended April 25, 2026 instead of January 24, 2026 and January 25, 2025 periods
- Consolidated statements of cash flows now covers 39 Weeks Ended periods instead of 26 Weeks Ended periods
- Removed:
- Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds section removed from older filing table of contents (now appears in newer filing)
- Reworded:
- Operating lease obligations changed presentation format in newer filing balance sheet
- Finance lease obligations changed presentation format in newer filing balance sheet
- Other comprehensive income (loss) descriptions changed between filings due to different reporting periods
- Notes:
- The two filings report for different interim periods (January 24, 2026 vs. April 25, 2026 as primary balance sheet dates), making direct financial comparison reflect timing differences rather than policy changes
- Cash flow statements appear truncated in both versions provided, limiting full comparison
- The differences in reporting periods (26 weeks vs. 39 weeks) reflect natural progression of fiscal year reporting rather than changes in accounting policies or risk disclosures
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-05. The 5 days since 2026-10-05 have not been checked yet.
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-050 buys · 1 sell ($524672) — 1 selling insider
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-04-14. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-05; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about VLGEA's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding VLGEA as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 1,487,700
- Reported value $62,751,166
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
VLGEA had 300,791 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
Short interest as a percent of shares outstanding is not shown for VLGEA because the newest share count we hold predates that settlement by more than 180 days, and a buyback or issuance in between would move the base. The reported figures above are unaffected.
- Reported short interest (shares) 300,791
- Prior settlement (shares) 254,092
- Reported change 18.38%
- Days to cover (reported) 7.67
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Kroger (KR)
- Ahold Delhaize (ADRNY)
- Whole Foods Market (AMZN)
- Wegmans Food Markets
- Trader Joe's
- Walmart (WMT)
- Costco Wholesale (COST)
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Frequently asked questions
What does VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) do?
Village Super Market, Inc. operates a chain of 34 supermarkets and three specialty markets primarily in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland under the ShopRite, Fairway, and Gourmet Garage banners. The company is a member of the Wakefern Food Corporation, a retailer-owned food cooperative, which provides the company with significant economies of scale in purchasing, distribution, and marketing.
What sector is VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) in?
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Grocery retail. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does VLGEA pay a dividend?
Yes — VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.24% (market data, as of 2026-09-02). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A's (VLGEA) competitors?
Notable peers of VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) include Kroger, Ahold Delhaize, Whole Foods Market, Wegmans Food Markets and Trader Joe's. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) overbought or oversold right now?
VILLAGE SUPER MARKET INC CLASS A (VLGEA) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 47, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-09). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VLGEA come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-02; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-02 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.