G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Short Interest Down 59.6% in February

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, a decrease of 59.6% from the February 13th total of 9,900 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 7,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of G. Willi-Food International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in G. Willi-Food International stock. IFP Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 3,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $55,000. Institutional investors own 9.45% of the company's stock.

G. Willi-Food International Trading Up 5.6 %

Shares of WILC stock traded up $0.93 on Friday, reaching $17.55. The company had a trading volume of 2,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,456. The company has a 50-day moving average of $16.59 and a 200-day moving average of $14.15. The stock has a market cap of $243.42 million, a PE ratio of 15.53 and a beta of 0.88. G. Willi-Food International has a 12 month low of $8.18 and a 12 month high of $17.58.

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G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 9.79%. The firm had revenue of $40.50 million during the quarter.

G. Willi-Food International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a -- dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.5911 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.4%. G. Willi-Food International's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.88%.

About G. Willi-Food International

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products.