J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) Plans Quarterly Dividend of $0.78

J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ:JJSF) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 12th,RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.78 per share on Tuesday, April 8th. This represents a $3.12 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.46%.

J&J Snack Foods has raised its dividend by an average of 7.0% annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 19 consecutive years. J&J Snack Foods has a dividend payout ratio of 51.9% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect J&J Snack Foods to earn $5.98 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.12 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 52.2%.

J&J Snack Foods Price Performance

NASDAQ:JJSF opened at $126.93 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $148.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $161.56. The stock has a market cap of $2.47 billion, a PE ratio of 29.25 and a beta of 0.64. J&J Snack Foods has a fifty-two week low of $116.60 and a fifty-two week high of $180.80.

J&J Snack Foods (NASDAQ:JJSF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.62 by ($0.29). J&J Snack Foods had a net margin of 5.31% and a return on equity of 9.84%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that J&J Snack Foods will post 5.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 price objective on shares of J&J Snack Foods in a report on Tuesday, February 4th.

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.