John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. $JBSS Shares Sold by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. decreased its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 7.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 100,058 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,735 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 0.85% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $7,090,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of JBSS. Costello Asset Management INC acquired a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 606 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 303 shares in the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the fourth quarter worth approximately $147,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the first quarter worth approximately $177,000. Finally, IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the first quarter worth approximately $201,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 2.0%

JBSS stock opened at $65.64 on Thursday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a twelve month low of $58.47 and a twelve month high of $97.47. The company has a current ratio of 2.22, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04. The company has a market capitalization of $771.93 million, a P/E ratio of 13.05 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $66.41.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 20th. The company reported $1.15 earnings per share for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 17.54%. The business had revenue of $269.08 million during the quarter.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 130.0%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.89%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Profile

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.