William Blair Predicts Reduced Earnings for J&J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of J&J Snack Foods in a report released on Tuesday, May 6th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.72 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.06. The consensus estimate for J&J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $4.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J&J Snack Foods’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.02 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.45 EPS.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $356.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $369.01 million. J&J Snack Foods had a net margin of 5.31% and a return on equity of 9.84%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 1.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.84 earnings per share.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Benchmark lowered their price objective on shares of J&J Snack Foods from $165.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on J&J Snack Foods from $175.00 to $135.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th.

J&J Snack Foods Trading Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ JJSF opened at $116.21 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $2.26 billion, a PE ratio of 26.78 and a beta of 0.49. J&J Snack Foods has a 12 month low of $112.40 and a 12 month high of $180.80. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $130.97 and a 200-day moving average of $144.98.

Institutional Trading of J&J Snack Foods

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of JJSF. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in J&J Snack Foods by 163.6% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 198 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in J&J Snack Foods in the 4th quarter valued at about $55,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of J&J Snack Foods during the 4th quarter worth approximately $74,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 27.4% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 498 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its position in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 513 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.04% of the company’s stock.

J&J Snack Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th were given a dividend of $0.78 per share. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 18th. J&J Snack Foods’s payout ratio is 80.00%.

J&J Snack Foods Company Profile

J&J Snack Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing of nutritional snack foods and distribution of frozen beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. It operates through the following segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. The Food Service segment includes soft pretzels, frozen novelties, churros, handheld products, and baked goods.