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John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) Reaches New 1-Year Low - Should You Sell?

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John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report)'s share price reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $68.46 and last traded at $68.61, with a volume of 25101 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $70.55.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Down 2.0 %

The business has a 50-day moving average of $72.37 and a 200-day moving average of $83.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $781.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.11 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 2.04.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 15.22% and a net margin of 4.36%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 55.7% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 962,104 shares of the company's stock worth $83,809,000 after buying an additional 344,152 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 356,169 shares of the company's stock worth $33,590,000 after acquiring an additional 7,213 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 343,097 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,887,000 after purchasing an additional 1,800 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 295,263 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,720,000 after purchasing an additional 5,320 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 217,294 shares of the company's stock worth $18,932,000 after purchasing an additional 2,225 shares during the last quarter. 70.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

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John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B.

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