Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado Decreases Position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado decreased its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 0.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 180,042 shares of the company’s stock after selling 981 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado owned approximately 1.55% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $19,070,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Heritage Wealth Advisors increased its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 218.4% during the first quarter. Heritage Wealth Advisors now owns 1,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after buying an additional 1,092 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the fourth quarter worth approximately $246,000. DGS Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 18.1% in the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 2,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the period. Finally, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $255,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:JBSS traded down $2.11 during trading on Monday, reaching $101.68. The company had a trading volume of 19,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,494. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.67 and a beta of 0.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 0.71. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $98.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.90. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $90.02 and a fifty-two week high of $111.27.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 1st. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 21.48% and a net margin of 6.29%. The firm had revenue of $271.88 million for the quarter.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 11th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 20th will be issued a dividend of $2.10 per share. This represents a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 20th. This is a positive change from John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s previous annual dividend of $2.00. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.39%.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc, through its subsidiary, JBSS Ventures, LLC, processes and distributes tree nuts and peanuts in the United States. The company offers raw and processed nuts, including almonds, pecans, peanuts, black walnuts, English walnuts, cashews, macadamia nuts, pistachios, pine nuts, Brazil nuts, and filberts in various styles and seasonings.