William Blair Predicts Reduced Earnings for J&J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Equities researchers at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of J&J Snack Foods in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will earn $2.06 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.11. The consensus estimate for J&J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J&J Snack Foods’ FY2025 earnings at $5.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.29). J&J Snack Foods had a net margin of 5.50% and a return on equity of 10.32%.

Separately, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of J&J Snack Foods in a research report on Tuesday.

J&J Snack Foods Stock Performance

J&J Snack Foods stock opened at $122.34 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.38 billion, a PE ratio of 27.49 and a beta of 0.64. J&J Snack Foods has a fifty-two week low of $116.60 and a fifty-two week high of $180.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $150.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.50.

J&J Snack Foods Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a dividend of $0.78 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.55%. J&J Snack Foods’s dividend payout ratio is presently 70.11%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JJSF. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in J&J Snack Foods by 163.6% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 39,000.0% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 391 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new position in J&J Snack Foods in the fourth quarter valued at $74,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. purchased a new position in J&J Snack Foods in the second quarter valued at $76,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in J&J Snack Foods by 24.0% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 454 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.04% of the company’s stock.

J&J Snack Foods Company Profile

J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. It offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, and BRAUHAUS brands, as well as under the private labels; frozen novelty under the DIPPIN'DOTS, LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, DOGSTERS, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the HOLA! and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the SUPREME STUFFERS and SWEET STUFFERS brands.