Northern Trust Corp Increases Stock Position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 12.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 100,185 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,899 shares during the quarter. Northern Trust Corp owned about 0.86% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $8,727,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in JBSS. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after acquiring an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 6.5% in the fourth quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 4,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 22,043 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,920,000 after buying an additional 961 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 118.3% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 775 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after buying an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 105,468 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,187,000 after buying an additional 21,695 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Performance

JBSS opened at $63.78 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.04, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The company has a market cap of $749.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.29 and a beta of 0.40. The company’s 50 day moving average is $67.12 and its 200 day moving average is $76.82. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 12-month low of $58.47 and a 12-month high of $105.63.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $1.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $260.91 million for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 15.22%.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B.