G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) Raised 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 report released on Sunday.

G. Willi-Food International Trading Down 0.1%

NASDAQ:WILC traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $21.10. 9,307 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,264. The stock has a market capitalization of $292.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.28 and a beta of 0.84. G. Willi-Food International has a twelve month low of $10.34 and a twelve month high of $22.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $20.80 and a 200 day moving average of $17.65.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in WILC. Northern Trust Corp acquired a new position in shares of G. Willi-Food International in the 4th quarter valued at $521,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of G. Willi-Food International in the 1st quarter valued at $50,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International by 786.8% in the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.