John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 139,000 shares, a decline of 8.6% from the October 15th total of 152,000 shares. Currently, 1.6% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 76,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.8 days.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Down 0.4 %
JBSS traded down $0.34 on Monday, reaching $82.54. 47,695 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 63,384. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The company has a market cap of $957.71 million, a P/E ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.11. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $91.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.20. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a one year low of $79.07 and a one year high of $108.96.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 17.21%. The company had revenue of $269.57 million during the quarter.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, November 4th.
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Hedge Funds Weigh In On John B. Sanfilippo & Son
A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of JBSS. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 2nd quarter worth $29,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 90.5% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 579 shares of the company's stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $66,000. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company's stock.
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile
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John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc, through its subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC, processes and distributes tree nuts and peanuts in the United States. The company offers raw and processed nuts, including almonds, pecans, peanuts, black walnuts, English walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, pistachios, pine nuts, Brazil nuts, and filberts in various styles and seasonings.
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