John L. Van Orden, who serves as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Village Super Market Inc (NASDAQ:VLGEA), sold 8,000 shares of the company’s Class A Common Stock on April 10, 2026, according to a Form 4 submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The transaction carried a weighted average sale price of $43.879 per share, producing a total proceeds figure of $351,032. Reported sale prices ranged from $43.85 to $43.96. Following the disposition, the filing shows Van Orden directly holds 32,023 shares of Village Super Market.
The Form 4 was signed by /s/ John Van Orden, and the filing date recorded on the submission is April 13, 2026.
At the time the sale was reported, the company’s stock was trading at $43.23, which the filing notes is close to its 52-week high of $45.12. The filing also references a six-month return of 40.56% for the shares, citing InvestingPro data. Additional financial context supplied in the filing cites a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.35 and indicates analysis that the stock remains undervalued compared with its Fair Value. The filing mentions that investors can access over 10 supplementary ProTips and a range of detailed financial metrics on the platform.
Corporate actions and legal matters
In a separate disclosure, Village Super Market’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per Class A common share and $0.1625 per Class B common share. Those dividends are scheduled to be paid on April 23, 2026, to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2026.
The company is also engaged in ongoing litigation with Wakefern Food Corp. The matter, captioned Village Super Market, Inc., et al. v. Wakefern Food Corp., et al., remains pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey. According to the filing, Wakefern has filed counterclaims and a third-party complaint in response to Village Super Market’s Second Amended Complaint and Jury Demand. The filings in the dispute are part of Village Super Market’s pursuit of punitive and other damages.
Context and observable indicators
The Form 4 confirms the insider sale and the current direct ownership stake for Van Orden. The filing couples the insider transaction details with recent corporate decisions - the dividend declaration - and with the status of a material legal dispute that remains active in New Jersey state court.
The company-specific data cited in the filing - trading price, 52-week high, six-month return, and P/E ratio - provide numerical context for the timing and scale of the insider sell-off without offering commentary on the motivations behind the trade.