What is William Blair’s Forecast for JJSF Q1 Earnings?

J & J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for J & J Snack Foods in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 18th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.33 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for J & J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $4.75 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J & J Snack Foods’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.67 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.85 EPS.

J & J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 17th. The company reported $1.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.34. The business had revenue of $410.24 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $424.08 million. J & J Snack Foods had a return on equity of 8.79% and a net margin of 5.24%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.60 EPS.

JJSF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Benchmark lowered their price target on shares of J & J Snack Foods from $150.00 to $130.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research raised shares of J & J Snack Foods from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of J & J Snack Foods in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded J & J Snack Foods from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $132.50.

J & J Snack Foods Stock Performance

JJSF opened at $89.84 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $92.62 and a 200-day moving average of $106.79. The company has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.94 and a beta of 0.39. J & J Snack Foods has a fifty-two week low of $80.67 and a fifty-two week high of $176.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of JJSF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of J & J Snack Foods by 10.1% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 26,615 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,506,000 after acquiring an additional 2,431 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its position in J & J Snack Foods by 17.5% in the first quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 10,396 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,369,000 after purchasing an additional 1,550 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of J & J Snack Foods by 301.3% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 634 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares in the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of J & J Snack Foods by 7.6% during the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legato Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of J & J Snack Foods by 38.3% during the first quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 5,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,000 after purchasing an additional 1,622 shares during the last quarter. 76.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About J & J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing of nutritional snack foods and distribution of frozen beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries. It operates through the following segments: Food Service, Retail Supermarkets, and Frozen Beverages. The Food Service segment includes soft pretzels, frozen novelties, churros, handheld products, and baked goods.