G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) Upgraded to Strong-Buy at Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• G. Willi-Food International's stock has been upgraded from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating by Wall Street Zen.
• The company's shares opened at $20.17, with a market capitalization of $279.76 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.79.
• For the last quarter, G. Willi-Food International reported earnings of $0.61 per share on revenues of $44.83 million.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note issued on Sunday.

G. Willi-Food International Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of WILC traded up $0.65 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $20.85. The stock had a trading volume of 10,349 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,409. G. Willi-Food International has a 12 month low of $10.30 and a 12 month high of $22.85. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $20.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.58. The company has a market capitalization of $289.19 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.15 and a beta of 0.84.

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 (EPS) for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 16.07%.The company had revenue of $44.83 million for the quarter.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its stake in 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. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new position in G. Willi-Food International during the 1st quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp bought a new position in G. Willi-Food International during the 4th quarter valued at $521,000. 9.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.