Dean Capital Management Grows Position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. $JBSS

Dean Capital Management boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 33.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 47,478 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 11,821 shares during the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son accounts for approximately 1.4% of Dean Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Dean Capital Management owned approximately 0.41% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $3,352,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.7% during the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 7,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $454,000 after purchasing an additional 184 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $378,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the period. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund grew its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund now owns 4,825 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank raised its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 17,776 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,255,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1,238.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 384 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of JBSS stock opened at $78.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 2.30 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The company has a market cap of $912.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.69 and a beta of 0.34. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 1 year low of $59.07 and a 1 year high of $85.15. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $78.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $76.85.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.16 by $0.27. The company had revenue of $281.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $260.82 million. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 18.11% and a net margin of 5.76%. As a group, equities analysts predict that John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. will post 5.85 earnings per share for the current year.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th were issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 27th. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s payout ratio is currently 15.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JBSS has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen cut John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Thursday, June 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $109.00.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc is a family‐held processor and marketer of tree nuts and snack nut products. Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, the company operates manufacturing facilities, processing plants and sales offices across the United States and abroad. It supplies a broad range of channels, including retail, foodservice, industrial and private‐label customers.

The company’s product portfolio spans in‐shell and shelled pecans, walnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios and peanuts, as well as mixed‐nut blends, chocolate‐covered treats, granolas and specialty snack items.