13,873 Shares in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Purchased by Legato Capital Management LLC

Legato Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 13,873 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,208,000. Legato Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.12% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the third quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 3rd quarter valued at $39,000. nVerses Capital LLC grew its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 133.3% during the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the third quarter worth $66,000. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 118.3% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 420 shares in the last quarter. 70.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ JBSS opened at $71.43 on Thursday. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $84.66 and a 200-day moving average of $89.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $831.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13 and a beta of 0.11. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 12 month low of $68.56 and a 12 month high of $108.96.

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in selling nuts and nut-related products. It offers dried fruit-based products that are sold under, Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest, Southern Style Nuts, and Squirrel Brand. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.