Analysts Set Expectations for J&J Snack Foods Q3 Earnings

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) – Analysts at William Blair reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for J&J Snack Foods in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $2.06 per share 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 reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of J&J Snack Foods in a report on Tuesday.

J&J Snack Foods Stock Performance

NASDAQ JJSF opened at $122.34 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $150.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $162.50. The company has a market cap of $2.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.49 and a beta of 0.64. J&J Snack Foods has a one year low of $116.60 and a one year high of $180.80.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 5.50% and a return on equity of 10.32%.

J&J Snack Foods Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th were given a $0.78 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 17th. This represents a $3.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.55%. J&J Snack Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 70.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On J&J Snack Foods

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in JJSF. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its holdings 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 valued at $259,000 after buying an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its holdings in shares of J&J Snack Foods by 1.9% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 4,683 shares of the company’s stock valued at $806,000 after purchasing an additional 86 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in 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 during the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P raised its stake in J&J Snack Foods by 0.7% during the third quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 14,109 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,428,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in J&J Snack Foods by 27.4% in the 4th 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.

About J&J Snack Foods

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.