John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS) Competitors $66.38 +0.10 (+0.15%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.25 -0.13 (-0.20%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock JBSS vs. TR, JJSF, THS, SENEA, CVGW, LWAY, BGS, HAIN, FARM, and MDLZShould you be buying John B. Sanfilippo & Son stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of John B. Sanfilippo & Son include Tootsie Roll Industries (TR), J & J Snack Foods (JJSF), TreeHouse Foods (THS), Seneca Foods (SENEA), Calavo Growers (CVGW), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), B&G Foods (BGS), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Farmer Brothers (FARM), and Mondelez International (MDLZ). These companies are all part of the "packaged foods & meats" industry. John B. Sanfilippo & Son vs. Its Competitors Tootsie Roll Industries J & J Snack Foods TreeHouse Foods Seneca Foods Calavo Growers Lifeway Foods B&G Foods The Hain Celestial Group Farmer Brothers Mondelez International Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) and John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Is TR or JBSS a better dividend stock? Tootsie Roll Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Tootsie Roll Industries pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Tootsie Roll Industries has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and John B. Sanfilippo & Son has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is TR or JBSS more profitable? Tootsie Roll Industries has a net margin of 12.53% compared to John B. Sanfilippo & Son's net margin of 5.00%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's return on equity of 16.98% beat Tootsie Roll Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tootsie Roll Industries12.53% 10.29% 7.85% John B. Sanfilippo & Son 5.00%16.98%10.22% Which has better earnings & valuation, TR or JBSS? Tootsie Roll Industries has higher earnings, but lower revenue than John B. Sanfilippo & Son. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tootsie Roll Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTootsie Roll Industries$715.53M3.60$86.83M$1.2228.90John B. Sanfilippo & Son$1.07B0.73$60.25M$4.7414.00 Does the media refer more to TR or JBSS? In the previous week, Tootsie Roll Industries had 2 more articles in the media than John B. Sanfilippo & Son. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tootsie Roll Industries and 1 mentions for John B. Sanfilippo & Son. John B. Sanfilippo & Son's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Tootsie Roll Industries' score of 0.88 indicating that John B. Sanfilippo & Son is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tootsie Roll Industries 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive John B. Sanfilippo & Son 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TR or JBSS? 14.3% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.9% of Tootsie Roll Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.4% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, TR or JBSS? Tootsie Roll Industries has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son beats Tootsie Roll Industries on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get John B. Sanfilippo & Son News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JBSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding JBSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JBSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJohn B. Sanfilippo & SonFOOD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$779.37M$8.53B$16.30B$8.87BDividend Yield1.28%3.40%3.11%4.10%P/E Ratio14.0026.6520.0019.88Price / Sales0.731.7567.06113.66Price / Cash8.8512.7514.7356.90Price / Book2.393.726.185.38Net Income$60.25M$398.24M$680.27M$248.50M7 Day Performance4.82%1.69%2.93%2.97%1 Month Performance7.65%-0.15%0.98%6.02%1 Year Performance-30.78%0.92%7.77%20.39% John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JBSSJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son3.198 of 5 stars$66.38+0.2%N/A-30.9%$779.37M$1.07B14.001,800Positive NewsTRTootsie Roll Industries0.3262 of 5 stars$34.68+1.9%N/A+15.9%$2.49B$715.53M28.412,300JJSFJ & J Snack Foods3.3995 of 5 stars$115.25+2.8%$142.50+23.6%-28.1%$2.18B$1.57B29.555,000Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeTHSTreeHouse Foods4.1882 of 5 stars$21.01+1.0%$27.83+32.5%-42.7%$1.05B$3.35B161.637,400News CoverageSENEASeneca Foods1.1019 of 5 stars$92.67+2.6%N/A+75.5%$622.32M$1.58B15.732,885High Trading VolumeCVGWCalavo Growers3.762 of 5 stars$27.09-2.4%$35.00+29.2%+22.7%$494.98M$661.54M46.712,106LWAYLifeway Foods0.7678 of 5 stars$24.40-0.5%$25.00+2.5%+102.5%$372.78M$186.82M36.97280News CoverageInsider TradeBGSB&G Foods4.1107 of 5 stars$4.38+0.9%$7.30+66.7%-44.0%$346.32M$1.93B-1.652,784News CoverageHAINThe Hain Celestial Group4.7908 of 5 stars$1.62+1.9%$3.64+125.0%-76.1%$143.50M$1.74B-0.562,786FARMFarmer Brothers4.4868 of 5 stars$1.37-5.5%$4.50+228.5%-44.4%$31.25M$341.09M-2.011,003News CoveragePositive NewsMDLZMondelez International4.6386 of 5 stars$68.50+0.3%$70.63+3.1%+5.7%$88.45B$36.44B25.4690,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Tootsie Roll Industries Competitors J & J Snack Foods Competitors TreeHouse Foods Competitors Seneca Foods Competitors Calavo Growers Competitors Lifeway Foods Competitors B&G Foods Competitors The Hain Celestial Group Competitors Farmer Brothers Competitors Mondelez International Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:JBSS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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