John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. $JBSS Holdings Reduced by Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. decreased its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Free Report) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 68,596 shares of the company's stock after selling 7,308 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned approximately 0.58% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $4,861,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of JBSS. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter valued at approximately $177,000. IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $236,000. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company's stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Up 2.4%

John B. Sanfilippo & Son stock opened at $64.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $65.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a current ratio of 2.22 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $754.27 million, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 0.39. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 12-month low of $58.47 and a 12-month high of $97.47.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $269.08 million during the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 17.54%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th were issued a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, August 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 130.0%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.89%.

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.

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