Principal Financial Group Inc. Purchases 1,285 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 43,941 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,285 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. owned about 0.38% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $3,828,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of JBSS. Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 284 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the third quarter worth about $33,000. KBC Group NV raised its position 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 acquiring an additional 420 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1.7% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 24,775 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,340,000 after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position 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 worth $551,000 after purchasing an additional 545 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Down 0.0 %

JBSS opened at $71.21 on Wednesday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a twelve month low of $68.56 and a twelve month high of $108.96. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $79.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $86.92. The company has a market cap of $828.74 million, a PE ratio of 17.08 and a beta of 0.11.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share 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 selling nuts and nut-related products. It offers dried fruit-based products that are sold under, Fisher Nuts, Orchard Valley Harvest, Southern Style Nuts, and Squirrel Brand. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.