What is William Blair’s Forecast for JJSF Q3 Earnings?

J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Stock analysts at William Blair issued their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of J & J Snack Foods in a report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen forecasts that the company will earn $2.11 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for J & J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $4.75 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark decreased their price target on shares of J & J Snack Foods from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of J & J Snack Foods in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen raised J & J Snack Foods from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. Finally, Zacks Research raised J & J Snack Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $132.50.

J & J Snack Foods Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ JJSF opened at $89.54 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $106.91. J & J Snack Foods has a 1 year low of $80.67 and a 1 year high of $176.77. The firm has a market cap of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 20.87 and a beta of 0.39.

J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 17th. The company reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.34. The firm had revenue of $410.24 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $424.08 million. J & J Snack Foods had a return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 5.24%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.60 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of J & J Snack Foods

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of JJSF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of J & J Snack Foods by 10.1% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,506,000 after purchasing an additional 2,431 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in J & J Snack Foods by 17.5% during the first quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 10,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its holdings in J & J Snack Foods by 301.3% in the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 634 shares of the company’s stock worth $84,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in J & J Snack Foods by 7.6% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legato Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in J & J Snack Foods by 38.3% in the first quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 5,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $771,000 after buying an additional 1,622 shares during the period. 76.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About J & J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing of nutritional snack foods and distribution of frozen beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. It operates through the following segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. The Food Service segment includes soft pretzels, frozen novelties, churros, handheld products, and baked goods.