John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS) versus Its Peers Critical Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for John B. Sanfilippo & Son and its rivals, 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	2449	8300	8375	404	2.34

John B. Sanfilippo & Son presently has a consensus target price of $100.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.95%. As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 17.60%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than its rivals.

Dividends

John B. Sanfilippo & Son pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 12.4% 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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	4.84%	14.95%	8.67%
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	-12.76%	-127.70%	-1.99%

Volatility and Risk

John B. Sanfilippo & Son has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s rivals have a beta of -3.84, suggesting that their average share price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares John B. Sanfilippo & Son and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.17 billion	$61.93 million	11.50
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	$15.47 billion	$700.98 million	-2,425.89

John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s rivals 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 rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son beats its rivals 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.