G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) Share Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

G. Willi-Food International, Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $18.98 and traded as high as $21.77. G. Willi-Food International shares last traded at $21.29, with a volume of 678 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WILC has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of G. Willi-Food International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Weiss Ratings cut G. Willi-Food International from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $295.38 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.39 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $20.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.98.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 12th. The company reported $0.61 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $44.83 million for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 15.70% and a net margin of 16.07%.

G. Willi-Food International Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a — dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 4th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.42 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 90.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. G. Willi-Food International’s payout ratio is 53.48%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. World Equity Group Inc. acquired a new position in G. Willi-Food International during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $287,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International by 408.1% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 8,757 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International during the first quarter worth $50,000. 9.45% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

G. Willi-Food International Company Profile

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products.