G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Short Interest Down 39.0% in March

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,700 shares, a decrease of 39.0% from the February 29th total of 7,700 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Performance

WILC traded up $0.02 during trading on Friday, reaching $10.25. The stock had a trading volume of 1,171 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,561. The stock has a market cap of $142.17 million, a PE ratio of 16.02 and a beta of 0.76. G. Willi-Food International has a one year low of $8.00 and a one year high of $14.79. The business has a 50-day moving average of $10.27 and a 200-day moving average of $9.81.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 21st. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $43.89 million for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 6.04% and a net margin of 5.80%.

G. Willi-Food International Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a Thrice Yearly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 3rd will be issued a $0.20 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 2nd. This represents a yield of 3.8%. G. Willi-Food International's payout ratio is currently 121.88%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in G. Willi-Food International stock. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 15,927 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $210,000. 9.45% of the stock is 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.