How to buy J & J Snack Foods stock (JJSF)

J & J Snack Foods is a packaged foods business based in the US. J & J Snack Foods shares (JJSF) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $164.96 – a decrease of 2.15% over the previous week. J & J Snack Foods employs 5,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.6 billion.

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J & J Snack Foods stock price (NASDAQ: JJSF)

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J & J Snack Foods shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-10-25.

Latest market close	$164.96
52-week range	$132.03 - $174.32
50-day moving average more info button	$168.49
200-day moving average more info button	$158.17
Wall St. target price	$192.25
PE ratio more info button	36.816
Dividend yield more info button	$2.94 (1.9%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.51

Is it a good time to buy J & J Snack Foods stock?

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J & J Snack Foods price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $164.96 from 2024-10-25

1 week (2024-10-18)	-2.15%
1 month (2024-09-27)	-3.45%
3 months (2024-07-26)	-1.72%
6 months (2024-04-26)	20.70%

1 year (2023-10-27)	8.28%
2 years (2022-10-27)	13.25%
3 years (2021-10-27)	12.37%
5 years (2019-10-25)	183.0966

Is J & J Snack Foods stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

J & J Snack Foods's P/E ratio

J & 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 37x. In other words, J & J Snack Foods shares trade at around 37x 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 & J Snack Foods's PEG ratio

J & 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 & 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 & J Snack Foods's EBITDA

J & J Snack Foods's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $190.2 million.

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

J & J Snack Foods financials

Revenue TTM	$1.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	11.39%
Gross profit TTM	$369.6 million
Return on assets TTM	5.64%
Return on equity TTM	9.58%
Profit margin	5.49%
Book value	$48.33
Market Capitalization more info button	$3.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

J & J Snack Foods share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 58.88% of net profits

Recently J & J Snack Foods has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), J & J Snack Foods shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In J & J Snack Foods's case, that would currently equate to about $2.94 per share.

J & 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 & J Snack Foods's most recent dividend payout was on 7 October 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 16 September 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have J & J Snack Foods's shares ever split?

J & 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 & J Snack Foods shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for J & J Snack Foods shares which in turn could have impacted J & J Snack Foods's share price.

J & J Snack Foods share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, J & J Snack Foods's shares have ranged in value from as little as $132.0252 up to $174.3174. 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 & J Snack Foods's is 0.628. This would suggest that J & J Snack Foods's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

J & 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 through three segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. It offers soft pretzels under the SUPERPRETZEL, SUPERPRETZEL BAVARIAN, NEW YORK PRETZEL, BAVARIAN BAKERY, and BRAUHAUS brands, as well as under the private labels; frozen novelty under the DIPPIN'DOTS, LUIGI'S, WHOLE FRUIT, DOGSTERS, PHILLY SWIRL, ICEE, and MINUTE MAID brands; churros under the HOLA! and CALIFORNIA CHURROS brands; and handheld products under the SUPREME STUFFERS and SWEET STUFFERS brands. The company also provides bakery products, such as fig and fruit bars, cookies, breads, rolls, crumb, muffins, and donuts under the MRS. GOODCOOKIE, READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, MARY B'S, DADDY RAY'S and HILL & VALLEY brands, as well as under private labels; and frozen beverages under the ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE brands. In addition, it offers funnel cakes under the FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand, as well as various other food products; and sells machines and machine parts to other food and beverage companies.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of J & J Snack Foods is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 21.56% of J & J Snack Foods shares are held by insiders and 78.224% by institutions. How many people work for J & J Snack Foods?
Latest data suggests 5,000 work at J & J Snack Foods. When does the fiscal year end for J & J Snack Foods?
J & J Snack Foods's fiscal year ends in September. Where is J & J Snack Foods based?
J & J Snack Foods's address is: 350 Fellowship Road, Mount Laurel, NJ, United States, 08054 What is J & J Snack Foods's ISIN number?
J & J Snack Foods's international securities identification number is: US4660321096 What is J & J Snack Foods's CUSIP number?
J & J Snack Foods's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 466032109