Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Lowers Stock Holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lowered its holdings in John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBSS) by 7.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 617,952 shares of the company’s stock after selling 52,901 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned 0.05% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son worth $58,279,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in JBSS. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 15.3% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 42,675 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,520,000 after acquiring an additional 5,650 shares during the period. Summit Global Investments purchased a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the third quarter valued at about $715,000. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC grew its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 8.2% during the third quarter. Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC now owns 83,773 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,901,000 after acquiring an additional 6,331 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in John B. Sanfilippo & Son by 2.4% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 12,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,327,000 after acquiring an additional 299 shares during the period. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP purchased a new stake in John B. Sanfilippo & Son during the third quarter valued at about $2,610,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.64% of the company’s stock.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of JBSS opened at $82.54 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $91.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $96.20. The stock has a market cap of $957.71 million, a PE ratio of 17.82 and a beta of 0.11. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has a 12 month low of $79.07 and a 12 month high of $108.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.66.

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 20th. The company reported $0.86 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 17.21% and a net margin of 4.90%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded John B. Sanfilippo & Son from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 4th.

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.