Walleye Capital LLC Takes Position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Free Report) during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 11,605 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,094,000. Walleye Capital LLC owned approximately 0.10% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in 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. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the third quarter worth $2,610,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 6.5% during the second quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 345,252 shares of the company's stock worth $33,548,000 after acquiring an additional 21,069 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can bought a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,062,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 115,376 shares of the company's stock valued at $11,211,000 after acquiring an additional 10,514 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.64% of the company's stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:JBSS traded down $0.96 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $86.30. 43,512 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 63,391. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $89.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.53. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a one year low of $79.07 and a one year high of $108.96. The company has a market cap of $1.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.56 and a beta of 0.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Profile

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.