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G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) Downgraded to Buy Rating by Wall Street Zen

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Key Points

  • G. Willi-Food International has been downgraded from a "strong-buy" to a "buy" rating by Wall Street Zen in their latest research report.
  • The stock is currently priced at $19.14, with a market capitalization of $265.47 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.24.
  • Recent institutional investments include JPMorgan Chase & Co. increasing their stake by 786.8% during the second quarter.
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G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report issued on Friday.

G. Willi-Food International Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:WILC opened at $19.14 on Friday. G. Willi-Food International has a 1 year low of $10.43 and a 1 year high of $22.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $265.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.24 and a beta of 0.84. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $20.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.85.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 16.07%.The firm had revenue of $44.83 million for the quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Northern Trust Corp bought a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International during the fourth quarter worth $521,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International during the 1st quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of G. Willi-Food International by 786.8% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,146 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 1,904 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 9.45% of the company's stock.

G. Willi-Food International Company Profile

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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.

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