Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Buys 5,650 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL increased its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 15.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 42,675 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,650 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son were worth $4,520,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 67.2% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after buying an additional 1,704 shares in the last quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 5.4% in the first quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 8,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $903,000 after buying an additional 434 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 7.5% in the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 2,555 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,000 after buying an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Cynosure Group LLC purchased a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter worth approximately $320,000. Finally, Fortis Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter worth approximately $425,000. 70.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Price Performance

JBSS traded up $0.51 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $103.79. The stock had a trading volume of 39,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 69,939. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.67 and a beta of 0.09. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 1 year low of $90.02 and a 1 year high of $111.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 2.46. The business has a fifty day moving average of $98.19 and a 200 day moving average of $100.91.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $271.88 million during the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 21.48% and a net margin of 6.29%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 20th will be paid a dividend of $2.10 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 20th. This is a positive change from John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s previous annual dividend of $2.00. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio is 14.39%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company 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.