How to buy J-and-J Snack Foods stock

J & J Snack Foods Corp is a packaged foods business based in the US. J-and-J Snack Foods shares (JJSF) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. J-and-J Snack Foods employs 4,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.3 billion.

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J-and-J Snack Foods shares at a glance

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Information last updated 2022-09-26.

Latest market close	$136.60
52-week range	$116.27 - $163.45
50-day moving average more info button	$143.65
200-day moving average more info button	$145.78
Wall St. target price	$151.25
PE ratio more info button	53.5686
Dividend yield more info button	$2.532 (2.05%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.55

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J-and-J Snack Foods price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $136.6 from 2022-09-23

1 week (2022-09-19)	-3.01%
1 month (2022-08-26)	-11.55%
3 months (2022-06-27)	-2.04%
6 months (2022-03-25)	-11.92%

1 year (2021-09-27)	-11.28%
2 years (2020-09-25)	5.98%
3 years (2019-09-27)	191.4
5 years (2017-09-26)	5.26%

Is J-and-J Snack Foods stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing J-and-J Snack Foods stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of J-and-J Snack Foods's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

J-and-J Snack Foods's P/E ratio

J-and-J Snack Foods's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 54x. In other words, J-and-J Snack Foods shares trade at around 54x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

J-and-J Snack Foods's PEG ratio

J-and-J Snack Foods's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 5.25. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into J-and-J Snack Foods's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

J-and-J Snack Foods's EBITDA

J-and-J Snack Foods's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $118.9 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a J-and-J Snack Foods's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

J-and-J Snack Foods financials

Revenue TTM	$1.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.36%
Gross profit TTM	$298.9 million
Return on assets TTM	3.65%
Return on equity TTM	5.77%
Profit margin	3.74%
Book value	$44.62
Market capitalisation more info button	$2.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

J-and-J Snack Foods share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 97.34% of net profits

Recently J-and-J Snack Foods has paid out, on average, around 97.34% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.05% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), J-and-J Snack Foods shareholders could enjoy a 2.05% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In J-and-J Snack Foods's case, that would currently equate to about $2.532 per share.

J-and-J Snack Foods's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

J-and-J Snack Foods's most recent dividend payout was on 10 October 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 15 September 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have J-and-J Snack Foods's shares ever split?

J-and-J Snack Foods's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 5 January 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your J-and-J Snack Foods shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for J-and-J Snack Foods shares which in turn could have impacted J-and-J Snack Foods's share price.

J-and-J Snack Foods share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, J-and-J Snack Foods's shares have ranged in value from as little as $116.2743 up to $163.453. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while J-and-J Snack Foods's is 0.3967. This would suggest that J-and-J Snack Foods's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

J-and-J Snack Foods overview

J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It operates in three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. The company offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, PRETZEL FILLERS, PRETZELFILS, GOURMET TWISTS, MR. TWISTER, SOFT PRETZEL BITES, SOFTSTIX, SOFT PRETZEL BUNS, TEXAS TWIST, BAVARIAN BAKERY, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, KIM & SCOTT'S GOURMET PRETZELS, SERIOUSLY TWISTED!, BRAUHAUS, AUNTIE ANNE'S, and LABRIOLA, as well as under the private labels. It also provides frozen novelty under the LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, PHILLY SWIRL, SOUR PATCH, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the TIO PEPE'S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the SUPREME STUFFERS and SWEET STUFFERS brands. In addition, the company offers bakery products, including biscuits, fig and fruit bars, cookies, breads, rolls, crumbs, muffins, and donuts under the MRS.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of J-and-J Snack Foods is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 19.209% of J-and-J Snack Foods shares are held by insiders and 80.579% by institutions. How many people work for J-and-J Snack Foods?
Latest data suggests 4,300 work at J-and-J Snack Foods. When does the fiscal year end for J-and-J Snack Foods?
J-and-J Snack Foods's fiscal year ends in September. Where is J-and-J Snack Foods based?
J-and-J Snack Foods's address is: 6000 Central Highway, Pennsauken, NJ, United States, 08109 What is J-and-J Snack Foods's ISIN number?
J-and-J Snack Foods's international securities identification number is: US4660321096 What is J-and-J Snack Foods's CUSIP number?
J-and-J Snack Foods's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 466032109