John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s (JBSS) Buy Rating Reiterated at BWS Financial

BWS Financial reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) in a research note issued to investors on Monday morning,Benzinga reports. BWS Financial currently has a $109.00 price target on the stock. BWS Financial also issued estimates for John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.94 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.92 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.14 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on JBSS. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $109.00.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Up 2.4%

JBSS stock opened at $69.58 on Monday. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a one year low of $58.47 and a one year high of $91.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $810.12 million, a PE ratio of 12.38 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 2.22. The company has a fifty day moving average of $63.27 and a 200-day moving average of $63.83.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.28 by $0.31. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 5.84% and a return on equity of 19.17%. The company had revenue of $298.68 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $273.93 million.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 1st. John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 16.01%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On John B. Sanfilippo & Son

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBSS. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 1,238.7% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 415 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 384 shares in the last quarter. Costello Asset Management INC purchased a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 1st quarter valued at about $34,000. HM Payson & Co. purchased a new position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 3rd quarter valued at about $35,000. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 95.7% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 336 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 295.3% during the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 680 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 508 shares in the last quarter. 70.64% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B.