Royce & Associates LP Has $32.19 Million Stock Holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Royce & Associates LP trimmed its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 9.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 341,297 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,742 shares during the quarter. Royce & Associates LP owned approximately 2.94% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $32,188,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $29,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $39,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 90.5% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 579 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $68,000. 70.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Down 0.9 %

JBSS opened at $83.13 on Friday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $79.07 and a fifty-two week high of $108.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $964.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.88 and a beta of 0.11. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $92.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $96.47.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.90% and a return on equity of 17.21%. The firm had revenue of $269.57 million for the quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Profile

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.