Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Buys New Holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 4,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $464,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of JBSS. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 67.0% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 217,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,429,000 after acquiring an additional 87,348 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 442.1% in the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 51,189 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,057,000 after purchasing an additional 41,746 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 49.7% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 64,822 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,404,000 after purchasing an additional 21,516 shares during the period. AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT UK Plc acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter worth about $1,909,000. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board bought a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,186,000. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of JBSS opened at $100.06 on Tuesday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 52 week low of $90.02 and a 52 week high of $127.26. The firm has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.37 and a beta of 0.05. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $101.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $100.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 2.26.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 31st. The company reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 22.78% and a net margin of 6.73%. The business had revenue of $291.22 million during the quarter.

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.