Head to Head Analysis: John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS) & Its Peers

John B. Sanfilippo & Son (NASDAQ:JBSS) is one of 328 publicly-traded companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare John B. Sanfilippo & Son to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	4.84%	14.87%	8.78%
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	-13.57%	-450.73%	-2.56%

Dividends

John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Food Products” companies pay a dividend yield of 12.3% and pay out 29.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	1	1	2	1	2.60
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	2442	8284	8359	401	2.34

John B. Sanfilippo & Son currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 85.63%. As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 17.74%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than its peers.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.9% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.18 billion	$61.93 million	11.27
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	$7.02 billion	$707.08 million	-2,401.28

John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than John B. Sanfilippo & Son. John B. Sanfilippo & Son is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk & Volatility

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s peers have a beta of -3.83, meaning that their average share price is 483% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats its peers on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

About John B. Sanfilippo & Son

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. engages in the processing and distribution of nuts and nut-related products. It offers peanuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, and other nuts under the brands of Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest, Squirrel Brand, and Southern Style Nuts. The company was founded by Gaspare Sanfilippo and John B. Sanfilippo in 1922 and is headquartered in Elgin, IL.