Short Interest in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Increases By 18.7%

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 123,400 shares, a growth of 18.7% from the March 15th total of 104,000 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 80,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Institutional Trading of John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in JBSS. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 55.7% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 962,104 shares of the company's stock worth $83,809,000 after purchasing an additional 344,152 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 356,169 shares of the company's stock worth $33,590,000 after buying an additional 7,213 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP increased its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 343,097 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,887,000 after acquiring an additional 1,800 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 295,263 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,720,000 after acquiring an additional 5,320 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 217,294 shares of the company's stock worth $18,932,000 after acquiring an additional 2,225 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company's stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of JBSS traded down $0.70 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $67.73. 65,693 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 74,271. The business has a fifty day moving average of $70.08 and a 200-day moving average of $80.16. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The firm has a market capitalization of $788.24 million, a PE ratio of 16.24 and a beta of 0.29. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a 1-year low of $65.29 and a 1-year high of $105.63.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 15.22%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B.