Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Purchases 28,970 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL lifted its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Free Report) by 49.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 87,645 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 28,970 shares during the period. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL owned 0.75% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $7,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of JBSS. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 118.3% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 775 shares of the company's stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 4th quarter worth $139,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 3rd quarter valued at $213,000. Finally, Polymer Capital Management US LLC bought a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter valued at $239,000. 70.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ JBSS traded up $0.56 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $68.49. 15,135 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 73,623. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 0.67. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 1-year low of $65.29 and a 1-year high of $105.63. The stock has a market cap of $797.03 million, a P/E ratio of 16.45 and a beta of 0.29. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $70.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.75.

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son 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.