John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) VP Michael Finn Purchases 300 Shares of Stock

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) VP Michael Finn purchased 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 4th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $54.57 per share, for a total transaction of $16,371.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 7,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $386,137.32. The trade was a 4.43% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Price Performance

NASDAQ JBSS opened at $54.91 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 1 year low of $50.73 and a 1 year high of $92.08. The company has a market cap of $642.10 million, a PE ratio of 11.49 and a beta of 0.34. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $67.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.70.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.53 by ($0.42). John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 14.95% and a net margin of 4.84%. The business had revenue of $288.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $306.92 million. On average, analysts predict that John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. will post 5.45 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. BWS Financial reissued a “buy” rating and set a $109.00 price objective on shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in a research report on Wednesday, September 30th. Freedom Capital raised John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Zacks Research downgraded John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, Freedom Broker upgraded John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $95.00 to $91.00 in a report on Thursday, August 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.00.

Institutional Trading of John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in JBSS. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 150.9% in the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 404 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $52,000. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 66.1% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 822 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 327 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 35.3% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 908 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,000 after buying an additional 237 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc is a food company that processes, packages and distributes nuts and related snack products. Its product portfolio includes peanuts, tree nuts, seeds, snack mixes, nut butters and other snack foods sold through grocery, mass merchandise, club, convenience and foodservice channels.

The company markets products under brands including Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country, while also producing private-label products for retailers and other customers.