William Blair Reduces Earnings Estimates for J&J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of J&J Snack Foods in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.06 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.11. The consensus estimate for J&J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J&J Snack Foods’ FY2025 earnings at $5.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.29). J&J Snack Foods had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 5.50%.

Separately, Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 target price on shares of J&J Snack Foods in a research note on Tuesday.

J&J Snack Foods Price Performance

Shares of JJSF opened at $123.87 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $151.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $162.78. J&J Snack Foods has a 1-year low of $116.60 and a 1-year high of $180.80. The stock has a market cap of $2.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.84 and a beta of 0.64.

J&J Snack Foods Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were paid a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. J&J Snack Foods’s payout ratio is currently 70.11%.

Institutional Trading of J&J Snack Foods

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC grew its stake in J&J Snack Foods by 40.1% in the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 31,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,497,000 after acquiring an additional 9,134 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,620,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $278,899,000 after purchasing an additional 57,887 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 128.7% in the 2nd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 21,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,520,000 after purchasing an additional 12,198 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 19.9% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 642,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,612,000 after purchasing an additional 106,817 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 602,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,140,000 after purchasing an additional 17,062 shares during the last quarter. 76.04% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

J&J Snack Foods Company Profile

J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. It offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, and BRAUHAUS brands, as well as under the private labels; frozen novelty under the DIPPIN'DOTS, LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, DOGSTERS, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the HOLA! and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the SUPREME STUFFERS and SWEET STUFFERS brands.