How to buy John B Sanfilippo & Son stock (JBSS)

John B Sanfilippo & Son is a packaged foods business based in the US. John B Sanfilippo & Son shares (JBSS) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $85.48 – a decrease of 5.37% over the previous week. John B Sanfilippo & Son employs 1,800 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.1 billion.

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John B Sanfilippo & Son stock price (NASDAQ: JBSS)

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John B Sanfilippo & Son shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-15.

Latest market close	$85.48
52-week range	$79.07 - $106.56
50-day moving average more info button	$91.03
200-day moving average more info button	$97.57
Wall St. target price	$107.00
PE ratio more info button	17.681
Dividend yield more info button	$0.85 (1.04%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.64

Is it a good time to buy John B Sanfilippo & Son stock?

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John B Sanfilippo & Son price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $85.48 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.37%
1 month (2024-11-22)	1.65%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-10.51%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-11.99%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-17.82%
2 years (2022-12-21)	7.72%
3 years (2021-12-21)	4.67%
5 years (2019-12-20)	7.16%

Is John B Sanfilippo & Son stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

John B Sanfilippo & Son's P/E ratio

John B Sanfilippo & 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 B Sanfilippo & 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 B Sanfilippo & Son's EBITDA

John B Sanfilippo & Son's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $99.4 million.

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

John B Sanfilippo & Son financials

Revenue TTM	$1.1 billion
Operating margin TTM	5.88%
Gross profit TTM	$211.6 million
Return on assets TTM	9.73%
Return on equity TTM	18.16%
Profit margin	4.9%
Book value	$26.79
Market Capitalization more info button	$952 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

John B Sanfilippo & Son share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 55.94% of net profits

Recently John B Sanfilippo & Son 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), John B Sanfilippo & Son shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In John B Sanfilippo & Son's case, that would currently equate to about $0.85 per share.

John B Sanfilippo & 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 B Sanfilippo & Son's most recent dividend payout was on 10 September 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 19 August 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

John B Sanfilippo & Son share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, John B Sanfilippo & Son's shares have ranged in value from as little as $79.07 up to $106.5586. 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 B Sanfilippo & Son's is 0.105. This would suggest that John B Sanfilippo & Son's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

John B Sanfilippo & Son overview

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. It also offers peanut butter in various sizes and varieties; salad toppings, dried fruit, and chocolate and yogurt coated products; recipe ingredients; bulk food products; sunflower kernels, pepitas, snack mixes, almond and cashew butter, candy and confections, corn snacks, chickpea 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 Just the Cheese brands as well as under various private brands.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of John B Sanfilippo & Son is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.408% of John B Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by insiders and 93.119% by institutions. How many people work for John B Sanfilippo & Son?
Latest data suggests 1,800 work at John B Sanfilippo & Son. When does the fiscal year end for John B Sanfilippo & Son?
John B Sanfilippo & Son's fiscal year ends in June. Where is John B Sanfilippo & Son based?
John B Sanfilippo & Son's address is: 1703 North Randall Road, Elgin, IL, United States, 60123 What is John B Sanfilippo & Son's ISIN number?
John B Sanfilippo & Son's international securities identification number is: US8004221078 What is John B Sanfilippo & Son's CUSIP number?
John B Sanfilippo & Son's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 800422107