Short Interest in G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Drops By 59.6%

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, a drop of 59.6% from the February 13th total of 9,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:WILC opened at $16.55 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $229.50 million, a P/E ratio of 14.65 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average is $16.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.06. G. Willi-Food International has a 12-month low of $8.18 and a 12-month high of $17.58.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $40.50 million during the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 9.79%.

G. Willi-Food International Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be paid a $0.5911 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th. This represents a yield of 2.4%. G. Willi-Food International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.70%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in G. Willi-Food International stock. IFP Advisors Inc acquired a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,000. 9.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

G. Willi-Food International Company Profile

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products.