Village Super Market (VLGEA)
Runs regional ShopRite, Fairway and Gourmet Garage supermarkets through the Wakefern cooperative.
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Operates ShopRite, Fairway and Gourmet Garage supermarkets concentrated in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic, selling food and nonfood grocery categories through one retail segment. The business relies on Wakefern for banner rights, purchasing, distribution, technology and marketing, while dual-class voting keeps control with Class B holders.
Operates regional grocery stores under the ShopRite, Fairway and Gourmet Garage banners, with supermarkets in New Jersey, New York, Maryland and Pennsylvania and specialty markets in New York City. Sales come from a single retail segment covering food and nonfood products, from center-store groceries and fresh departments to pharmacy and household categories.
Uses Wakefern Food Corporation for banner rights, purchasing, distribution, retail technology, marketing and advertising scale. Recent execution is centered on replacing and upgrading stores while keeping the business concentrated in familiar Mid-Atlantic trade areas.
Depends on Wakefern-managed banners and supply infrastructure, and competes in a narrow-margin supermarket market against grocers, clubs, supercenters, drug stores, dollar stores, restaurants and convenience formats. The listed Class A shares sit below a dual-class structure where Class B holders control more than half of voting power.
Company facts
No analyst consensus on record.
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Apr 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $128.7M · Total debt $320.3M · Total assets $1.01B · Shareholders' equity $514.9M
- Revenue
- $572.6M
- Operating income
- $8.4M
- Net income
- $9.0M
HistoryDividendAnnual yieldUpcoming
| Institutions | ≈ 49.30% | 7.27M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 153 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 14.23% | 2.10M shares | |
| 10 holders · as of Apr 15, 2026 | |||
| Other | ≈ 36.47% | 5.38M shares | |
| remainder | |||
14.75M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas James SumasInsiderdirector, officer, other: President / Chairman | 5.59% | 13,677 A · 811,262 B | filed Mar 27, 2026 |
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 5.29% | 780,235 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 5.04% | 742,855 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Robert SumasInsiderdirector, officer, other: Senior Advisor | 4.23% | 75,236 A · 548,236 B | filed Mar 31, 2026 |
American Century Companies IncInstitution | 3.48% | 514,096 A | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | John Sumas | director, officer, other: EVP & Secretary | −12,703 | $41.30 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | John L. van Orden | officer: CFO & Treasurer | −8,000 | $43.88 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Luigi Perri | officer: VP of Finance & CAO | −3,719 | $45.04 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | John James Sumas | director, officer, other: CEO | −12,702 | $43.16 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village Super Market | $45.18 | +1.99% | $656.0M | 12.0 | — | 0.3 | +1.6% |
| Albertsons Companies | $12.21 | +0.70% | $5.88B | 151.5 | 5.5 | 0.1 | +0.2% |
| Walmart | $109.76 | +2.16% | $855.02B | 38.8 | 36.7 | 1.2 | +5.9% |
| Costco | $897.23 | −0.14% | $398.46B | 45.2 | 40.9 | 1.4 | +11.6% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | $92.10 | −0.23% | $11.79B | 20.2 | 19.0 | 0.5 | +15.7% |
| Target | $159.80 | +1.33% | $71.63B | 16.4 | 17.2 | 0.7 | +5.3% |
| Amazon | $255.76 | −1.04% | $2.78T | 20.8 | 27.4 | 3.6 | +19.6% |
| Weis Markets | $73.30 | +0.36% | $1.81B | 18.7 | — | 0.4 | +4.6% |
| Median | 20.8 | 23.2 | 0.7 | +5.9% |