Renaissance Technologies LLC Sells 6,400 Shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Renaissance Technologies LLC lowered its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 224,900 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,400 shares during the quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC owned 1.94% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $21,854,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado increased its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 3,900.5% in the fourth quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 181,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,653,000 after purchasing an additional 176,498 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH grew its stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 294.1% in the 4th quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH now owns 67,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,920,000 after buying an additional 50,120 shares during the period. Confluence Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son in the 1st quarter valued at about $3,554,000. GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 676.9% in the 1st quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 32,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,410,000 after buying an additional 28,051 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 10.0% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 115,376 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,211,000 after buying an additional 10,514 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:JBSS opened at $95.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.18 and a beta of 0.10. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 52-week low of $89.73 and a 52-week high of $108.96. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $97.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $99.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 2.34.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $269.57 million for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a return on equity of 19.45% and a net margin of 5.65%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 20th were paid a dividend of $2.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 20th. This represents a 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 payout ratio is 15.29%.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Profile

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.