John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) Shares Purchased by Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC

Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,375 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,884 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC owned 0.62% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $6,305,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in JBSS. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 55.7% in the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 962,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,809,000 after purchasing an additional 344,152 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter valued at $5,943,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the 4th quarter worth $2,814,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in shares of John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 35.2% in the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 88,869 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,741,000 after buying an additional 23,118 shares during the period. Finally, Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 25.9% in the fourth quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 105,468 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,187,000 after acquiring an additional 21,695 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:JBSS opened at $68.52 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $72.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $797.44 million, a PE ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 0.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 0.67. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 12 month low of $67.00 and a 12 month high of $105.63.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The company reported $1.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. John B. Sanfilippo & Son had a net margin of 4.36% and a return on equity of 15.22%.

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.