Short Interest in G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Expands By 57.1%

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,100 shares, a growth of 57.1% from the April 30th total of 700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of WILC traded down $0.08 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $15.90. The company had a trading volume of 1,641 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,844. G. Willi-Food International has a 52-week low of $8.18 and a 52-week high of $17.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $220.60 million, a P/E ratio of 14.07 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $15.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.78.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, May 19th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 9.79%. The firm had revenue of $38.96 million for the quarter.

G. Willi-Food International Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a -- dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th were paid a $0.5911 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.4%. G. Willi-Food International's payout ratio is 41.73%.

Institutional Trading of G. Willi-Food International

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International in the fourth quarter worth about $55,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International in the first quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp purchased a new position in G. Willi-Food International during the fourth quarter worth approximately $521,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.45% of the company's stock.

About G. Willi-Food International

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products.