Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado Sells 981 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado reduced its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 0.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 180,042 shares of the company’s stock after selling 981 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado’s holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son were worth $19,070,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 753,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,435,000 after buying an additional 7,572 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 138,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,228,000 after acquiring an additional 7,333 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 130,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,403,000 after buying an additional 1,183 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 86,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,944,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH lifted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 294.1% during the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 67,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,920,000 after buying an additional 50,120 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Performance

JBSS stock traded down $2.11 during trading on Monday, hitting $101.68. The company had a trading volume of 19,408 shares, compared to its average volume of 58,494. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 1-year low of $90.02 and a 1-year high of $111.27. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $98.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $100.90. The firm has a market cap of $1.18 billion, a PE ratio of 18.67 and a beta of 0.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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%. This is a boost from John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s previous annual dividend of $2.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 20th. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.