Brokers Offer Predictions for J&J Snack Foods Q2 Earnings

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Research analysts at William Blair cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of J&J Snack Foods in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.16. The consensus estimate for J&J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J&J Snack Foods’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS.

Separately, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of J&J Snack Foods in a report on Tuesday.

J&J Snack Foods Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ JJSF opened at $123.87 on Friday. J&J Snack Foods has a 12 month low of $116.60 and a 12 month high of $180.80. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $151.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $162.78. The stock has a market cap of $2.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.84 and a beta of 0.64.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.29). J&J Snack Foods had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 5.50%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On J&J Snack Foods

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 4.1% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 1.9% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,683 shares of the company’s stock worth $806,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 24.0% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 454 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P boosted its position in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 14,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,428,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 27.4% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.04% of the company’s stock.

J&J Snack Foods Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. J&J Snack Foods’s payout ratio is presently 70.11%.

About J&J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. It offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, and BRAUHAUS brands, as well as under the private labels; frozen novelty under the DIPPIN'DOTS, LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, DOGSTERS, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the HOLA! and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the SUPREME STUFFERS and SWEET STUFFERS brands.