Have Insiders Sold Village Super Market Shares Recently?

Anyone interested in Village Super Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:VLGE.A) should probably be aware that the CFO & Treasurer, John Van Orden, recently divested US$114k worth of shares in the company, at an average price of US$38.00 each. However, the silver lining is that the sale only reduced their total holding by 7.5%, so we're hesitant to read anything much into it, on its own.

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The Last 12 Months Of Insider Transactions At Village Super Market

The Independent Director, Kevin Begley, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$279k worth of shares at a price of US$30.00 each. That means that an insider was selling shares at slightly below the current price (US$36.93). When an insider sells below the current price, it suggests that they considered that lower price to be fair. That makes us wonder what they think of the (higher) recent valuation. However, while insider selling is sometimes discouraging, it's only a weak signal. This single sale was just 15% of Kevin Begley's stake.

Insiders in Village Super Market didn't buy any shares in the last year. The chart below shows insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year. If you want to know exactly who sold, for how much, and when, simply click on the graph below!

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Insider Ownership

For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. We usually like to see fairly high levels of insider ownership. It's great to see that Village Super Market insiders own 23% of the company, worth about US$127m. Most shareholders would be happy to see this sort of insider ownership, since it suggests that management incentives are well aligned with other shareholders.

So What Do The Village Super Market Insider Transactions Indicate?

An insider sold Village Super Market shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And even if we look at the last year, we didn't see any purchases. On the plus side, Village Super Market makes money, and is growing profits. The company boasts high insider ownership, but we're a little hesitant, given the history of share sales. So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing. You'd be interested to know, that we found 1 warning sign for Village Super Market and we suggest you have a look.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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