John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Shares Purchased by Royce & Associates LP

Royce & Associates LP increased its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 0.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 343,097 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,800 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP’s holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son were worth $29,887,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 356,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,590,000 after purchasing an additional 7,213 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 142,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,423,000 after purchasing an additional 7,238 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.5% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 117,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,228,000 after purchasing an additional 2,914 shares during the last quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 25.9% during the 4th quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 105,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,187,000 after purchasing an additional 21,695 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter worth about $5,943,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 0.8 %

JBSS opened at $70.96 on Friday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a twelve month low of $68.56 and a twelve month high of $108.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $77.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.65. The company has a market cap of $825.83 million, a PE ratio of 17.02 and a beta of 0.02.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 15.22%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B.