G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• G. Willi-Food International's stock price recently crossed above its 200-day moving average, indicating a potential bullish trend with shares trading as high as $21.32.
• Analysts upgraded the company's stock from a "hold" to a "strong-buy" rating, suggesting increased confidence in its future performance.
• The company announced a dividend of $0.42 per share, which reflects a yield of 90.0% and a payout ratio of 31.02%.

Shares of G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $17.34 and traded as high as $21.32. G. Willi-Food International shares last traded at $21.16, with a volume of 17,108 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded G. Willi-Food International from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 16th.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Up 0.6%

The company's fifty day moving average price is $20.33 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $282.67 million, a PE ratio of 10.90 and a beta of 0.90.

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

G. Willi-Food International Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a -- dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 4th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be issued a dividend of $0.42 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 25th. This represents a dividend yield of 90.0%. G. Willi-Food International's dividend payout ratio is presently 53.48%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of G. Willi-Food International by 786.8% during the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,146 shares of the company's stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 1,904 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of G. Willi-Food International during the first quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp purchased a new position in shares of G. Willi-Food International during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $521,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.45% of the company's stock.

G. Willi-Food International Company Profile

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.