How to buy John BSanfilippo-and-Son stock

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc is a packaged foods business based in the US. John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares (JBSS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. John BSanfilippo-and-Son employs 1,370 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

John BSanfilippo-and-Son share price

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John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-04-30.

52-week range	$69.07 - $93.98
50-day moving average	$90.65
200-day moving average	$82.87
Wall St. target price	$107.00
PE ratio	17.9804
Dividend yield	$0.65 (0.73%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$4.99

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Is John BSanfilippo-and-Son under- or over-valued?

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

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's P/E ratio

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 18x. In other words, John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares trade at around 18x recent earnings.

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

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's EBITDA

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $97.4 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a John BSanfilippo-and-Son's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

John BSanfilippo-and-Son financials

Revenue TTM	$855.9 million
Operating margin TTM	9.27%
Gross profit TTM	$175.8 million
Return on assets TTM	12.06%
Return on equity TTM	24.32%
Profit margin	6.74%
Book value	$20.10
Market capitalisation	$1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares

There are currently 377,521 John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares held short by investors – that's known as John BSanfilippo-and-Son's "short interest". This figure is 1.2% down from 382,033 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares can be evaluated.

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares traded daily (recently around 39407.202505219). John BSanfilippo-and-Son's SIR currently stands at 9.58. In other words for every 100,000 John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares traded daily on the market, roughly 9580 shares are currently held short.

However John BSanfilippo-and-Son's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares, or, against the total number of tradable John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case John BSanfilippo-and-Son's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0516% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares, roughly 52 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against John BSanfilippo-and-Son.

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John BSanfilippo-and-Son share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 97.4% of net profits

Recently John BSanfilippo-and-Son has paid out, on average, around 97.4% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), John BSanfilippo-and-Son shareholders could enjoy a 0.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In John BSanfilippo-and-Son's case, that would currently equate to about $0.65 per share.

John BSanfilippo-and-Son'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.

John BSanfilippo-and-Son's most recent dividend payout was on 15 March 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 24 February 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").

John BSanfilippo-and-Son share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, John BSanfilippo-and-Son's shares have ranged in value from as little as $69.0736 up to $93.98. 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 John BSanfilippo-and-Son's is 0.1666. This would suggest that John BSanfilippo-and-Son's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

John BSanfilippo-and-Son overview

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. , together with 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. It also offers peanut butter in various sizes and varieties; snack and trail mixes, salad toppings, snacks, snack bites, dried fruit, and chocolate and yogurt coated products; baking ingredients; bulk food products; sunflower kernels, pepitas, almond and cashew butter, candy and confections, corn snacks, sesame sticks, and other sesame snack products; and various toppings for ice cream and yogurt. In addition, the company operates a retail store. The company provides its products under the Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, Southern Style Nuts, and Sunshine Country brands, as well as under various private brands.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of John BSanfilippo-and-Son is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.64% of John BSanfilippo-and-Son shares are held by insiders and 97.141% by institutions. How many people work for John BSanfilippo-and-Son?
Latest data suggests 1,370 work at John BSanfilippo-and-Son. When does the fiscal year end for John BSanfilippo-and-Son?
John BSanfilippo-and-Son's fiscal year ends in June. Where is John BSanfilippo-and-Son based?
John BSanfilippo-and-Son's address is: 1703 North Randall Road, Elgin, IL, United States, 60123 What is John BSanfilippo-and-Son's ISIN number?
John BSanfilippo-and-Son's international securities identification number is: US8004221078 What is John BSanfilippo-and-Son's CUSIP number?
John BSanfilippo-and-Son's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 800422107