Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Purchases 32,800 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. $JBSS

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 19.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 204,325 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 32,800 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son were worth $14,425,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in JBSS. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 3.2% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 25,174 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,784,000 after acquiring an additional 769 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after acquiring an additional 234 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter worth approximately $243,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 21.8% in the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 17,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after acquiring an additional 3,090 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 86.7% in the second quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 6,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,000 after acquiring an additional 3,192 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on JBSS shares. BWS Financial reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $109.00 price target on shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $109.00.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Performance

Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son stock opened at $75.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $883.30 million, a PE ratio of 13.26 and a beta of 0.38. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 52 week low of $59.07 and a 52 week high of $85.15. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $78.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $75.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 2.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $281.78 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.83 million. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 18.11% and a net margin of 5.76%. Equities analysts anticipate that John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. will post 5.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio is 15.79%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc is a family‐held processor and marketer of tree nuts and snack nut products. Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, the company operates manufacturing facilities, processing plants and sales offices across the United States and abroad. It supplies a broad range of channels, including retail, foodservice, industrial and private‐label customers.

The company’s product portfolio spans in‐shell and shelled pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios and peanuts, as well as mixed‐nut blends, chocolate‐covered treats, granolas and specialty snack items.