William Blair Reduces Earnings Estimates for J&J Snack Foods

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Stock analysts at William Blair dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for J&J Snack Foods in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.06 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.11. The consensus estimate for J&J Snack Foods’ current full-year earnings is $5.49 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J&J Snack Foods’ FY2025 earnings at $5.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.60 EPS.

Separately, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price objective on shares of J&J Snack Foods in a research report on Tuesday.

J&J Snack Foods Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of JJSF stock opened at $122.15 on Thursday. J&J Snack Foods has a 12-month low of $116.60 and a 12-month high of $180.80. The company has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.45 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $152.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $163.06.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.62 by ($0.29). J&J Snack Foods had a return on equity of 10.32% and a net margin of 5.50%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On J&J Snack Foods

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JJSF. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in J&J Snack Foods by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $259,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $806,000 after buying an additional 86 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 24.0% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 454 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P boosted its position in J&J Snack Foods by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 14,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,428,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in J&J Snack Foods by 27.4% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 498 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.04% of the company’s stock.

J&J Snack Foods Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th were issued a $0.78 dividend. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 17th. J&J Snack Foods’s dividend payout ratio is currently 70.11%.

J&J Snack Foods Company Profile

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.