Kennedy Capital Management LLC Sells 491 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Kennedy Capital Management LLC decreased its holdings in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 1.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 34,476 shares of the company’s stock after selling 491 shares during the period. Kennedy Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.30% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $3,652,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 15.3% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 42,675 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,520,000 after buying an additional 5,650 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the first quarter worth $617,000. Chesapeake Capital Corp IL acquired a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the fourth quarter worth $893,000. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado raised its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 3,900.5% during the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 181,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,653,000 after buying an additional 176,498 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 18.1% during the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 2,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,000 after buying an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 1.3 %

JBSS traded up $1.31 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $103.52. 37,055 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 58,482. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The business’s 50 day moving average is $98.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.89. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $90.02 and a fifty-two week high of $111.27. The stock has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.38 and a beta of 0.09.

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 11th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 20th will be issued a $2.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 20th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.09%. This is an increase from John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s previous annual dividend of $2.00. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.