Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Decreases Position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd trimmed its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 26.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,301 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,159 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son were worth $234,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 295,263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,720,000 after buying an additional 5,320 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 217,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,932,000 after acquiring an additional 2,225 shares in the last quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 13.6% during the first quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 119,769 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,487,000 after purchasing an additional 14,301 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 12.5% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 115,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,050,000 after purchasing an additional 12,789 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 42.8% during the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 110,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,605,000 after purchasing an additional 33,061 shares in the last quarter. 70.64% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Performance

Shares of JBSS stock opened at $64.94 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 0.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 12 month low of $58.47 and a 12 month high of $105.63. The company has a market cap of $763.69 million, a P/E ratio of 13.70 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $64.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.02.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.72 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $260.91 million during the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 5.00% and a return on equity of 16.98%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 19th. This represents a yield of 1.3%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s payout ratio is currently 17.93%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company 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.