Short Interest in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Increases By 9.8%

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) saw a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 152,000 shares, a growth of 9.8% from the September 30th total of 138,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 72,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days. Approximately 1.7% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 13.1% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 6,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,000 after purchasing an additional 743 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the third quarter worth about $39,000. nVerses Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 133.3% in the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 700 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,000 after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC lifted its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 8.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 83,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,901,000 after acquiring an additional 6,331 shares in the last quarter. 70.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Down 10.5 %

John B. Sanfilippo & Son stock opened at $82.51 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $957.36 million, a PE ratio of 14.84 and a beta of 0.10. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a 12-month low of $79.07 and a 12-month high of $108.96. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $93.69 and its 200 day moving average is $97.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $269.57 million for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 5.65% and a return on equity of 19.45%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company 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.