American Century Companies Inc. Lowers Stock Holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

American Century Companies Inc. reduced its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 7.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 107,793 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,350 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son were worth $9,390,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Quantbot Technologies LP lifted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 28.5% in the fourth quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 5,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,000 after purchasing an additional 1,205 shares during the last quarter. Semanteon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the fourth quarter worth $872,000. Magnetar Financial LLC bought a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter valued at $266,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 35.2% during the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 88,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,741,000 after buying an additional 23,118 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 55.7% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 962,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,809,000 after buying an additional 344,152 shares during the period. 70.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Down 2.0 %

NASDAQ JBSS opened at $69.17 on Thursday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 1 year low of $68.46 and a 1 year high of $105.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $805.00 million, a PE ratio of 16.59 and a beta of 0.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The business’s 50-day moving average is $73.19 and its 200 day moving average is $83.52.

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

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

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.