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J&J SNACK FOODS CORP JJSF

Nasdaq · stock · Cookies & Crackers · website · IPO 1986-02-04 · LEI

J&J SNACK FOODS CORP (JJSF) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 4.28% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $1.6B at a 4.1% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
6.28
Altman Z″ — distress risk · safe
2.1%
Dividend yield 5y avg · at-risk · Dividend payout 92.6%
-2.84
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
6 3 5 4 3 6 5 8 7 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$89.61 as of 2026-08-12 · -6.7% 1y
$73.45$96.0952-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.84 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$1.4B
P / E21.7×
Dividend yield 5y avg2.1%
Net margin 5y avg4.6%
Return on equity 5y avg7.3%
Beta0.39
Employees4,600

Analyst price target

$101.50 +13.3% vs last
· 2 analysts
target range $83.00 – $120.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net bought +$48,902 on the open market · 1 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 45%
Net marginstronger than 65%
Return on equitystronger than 69%
Revenue growthstronger than 35%

Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · safe zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.219
Retained earnings / assets0.608
EBIT / assets0.061
Equity / liabilities2.33

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About J&J SNACK FOODS CORP

J&J Snack Foods Corp. manufactures, markets, and distributes nutritional snack food and beverages to the food service and retail supermarket industries in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company 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, FEDERAL PRETZEL, 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 private labels. The company also provides bakery products, such as fig and fruit bars, cookies, breads, rolls, crumbs, muffins, and donuts under the MRS. GOODCOOKIE, READI-BAKE, COUNTRY HOME, CAMDEN CREEK, MARY B'S, DADDY RAY'S and HILL & VALLEY brands, as well as under private labels; and frozen beverages under the ICEE, ARCTIC BLAST, SLUSH PUPPIE and PARROT ICE brands. In addition, it offers funnel cakes under the FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY brand, as well as various other food products; and sells machines and machine parts to other food and beverage companies. The company sells its products through a network of food brokers, independent sales distributors, and a direct sales force. It serves snack bars and food stand locations in chain, department and mass merchandising stores, malls and shopping centers, fast food and casual dining restaurants, stadiums and sports arenas, leisure and theme parks, convenience stores, movie theatres, warehouse club stores, schools, colleges and other institutions, and independent retailers. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

FAQ

Is JJSF financially healthy?

J&J SNACK FOODS CORP's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.

Does JJSF pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. J&J SNACK FOODS CORP pays a dividend yielding about 4.28% with a 92.6% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.

How profitable is JJSF?

In FY2025, J&J SNACK FOODS CORP had a net margin of 4.1% and a return on equity of 6.8%.

Is JJSF overvalued or undervalued?

J&J SNACK FOODS CORP trades at about 26.7× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 25.2×–141.2×, median 38.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for JJSF?

The average Wall-Street price target for J&J SNACK FOODS CORP is $101.50, about 13.3% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.

Is JJSF a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on J&J SNACK FOODS CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 21.7×, a dividend yield of 4.28%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-27. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.