John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Short Interest Update

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 138,700 shares, an increase of 17.7% from the April 30th total of 117,800 shares. Currently, 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 74,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Price Performance

Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son stock traded up $1.10 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $62.17. The company had a trading volume of 33,946 shares, compared to its average volume of 77,628. 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 company has a market capitalization of $731.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 0.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $64.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $74.52. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a 1-year low of $58.47 and a 1-year high of $105.63.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $260.91 million during the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 15.22%.

Institutional Trading of John B. Sanfilippo & Son

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JBSS. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 100.0% during the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 606 shares of the company's stock worth $53,000 after acquiring an additional 303 shares during the period. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 1st quarter worth $55,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 118.3% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 775 shares of the company's stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 420 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.64% of the company's stock.

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.