John B. Sanfilippo & Son (JBSS) versus Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations 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	2450	8302	8384	404	2.35

John B. Sanfilippo & Son currently has a consensus price target of $100.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.07%. As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 15.92%. Given John B. Sanfilippo & Son’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe John B. Sanfilippo & Son is more favorable than its peers.

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%	14.95%	8.67%
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	-12.77%	-127.74%	-2.01%

Risk and Volatility

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 peers have a beta of -3.84, suggesting that their average share price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

70.6% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.4% of John B. Sanfilippo & Son shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
John B. Sanfilippo & Son	$1.18 billion	$61.93 million	11.81
John B. Sanfilippo & Son Competitors	$6.83 billion	$700.98 million	-2,412.53

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.

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 12.2% and pay out 29.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. John B. Sanfilippo & Son has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Summary

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

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Company Profile

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is a food company that processes, packages and distributes nuts and related snack products. Its product portfolio includes peanuts, tree nuts, seeds, snack mixes, nut butters and other snack foods sold through grocery, mass merchandise, club, convenience and foodservice channels. The company markets products under brands including Fisher, Orchard Valley Harvest and Sunshine Country, while also producing private-label products for retailers and other customers. Its operations include sourcing raw nuts and other ingredients, processing and roasting, packaging, distribution and marketing.