Short Interest in G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Grows By 66.7%

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the March 31st total of 300 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 9,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in G. Willi-Food International stock. Northern Trust Corp purchased a new stake in G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 31,930 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $521,000. Northern Trust Corp owned approximately 0.23% of G. Willi-Food International as of its most recent SEC filing. Institutional investors own 9.45% of the company's stock.

G. Willi-Food International Price Performance

WILC stock traded down $0.17 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $14.61. 4,421 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,771. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $15.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.22. G. Willi-Food International has a 52-week low of $8.18 and a 52-week high of $17.58. The company has a market capitalization of $202.70 million, a P/E ratio of 12.93 and a beta of 0.91.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a net margin of 9.79% and a return on equity of 10.29%. The company had revenue of $40.50 million during the quarter.

G. Willi-Food International Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a -- dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th were issued 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 currently 42.03%.

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.