Barclays PLC Has $1.74 Million Stock Holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Free Report) by 386.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 18,471 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,675 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned approximately 0.16% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $1,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 356,169 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,590,000 after buying an additional 7,213 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 6.5% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 345,252 shares of the company's stock valued at $33,548,000 after purchasing an additional 21,069 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 10.0% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 115,376 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,211,000 after purchasing an additional 10,514 shares in the last quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC increased its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 83,773 shares of the company's stock worth $7,901,000 after purchasing an additional 6,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 248.7% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 40,413 shares of the company's stock worth $3,811,000 after purchasing an additional 28,822 shares in the last quarter. 70.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of JBSS traded down $1.33 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $85.71. 81,306 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 98,384. The stock has a market cap of $994.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.43 and a beta of 0.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $86.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $92.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a twelve month low of $79.07 and a twelve month high of $108.96.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com cut John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in selling nuts and nut-related products. It offers dried fruit-based products that are sold under, Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest, Southern Style Nuts, and Squirrel Brand. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.