G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a drop of 40.0% from the March 15th total of 500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Institutional Trading of G. Willi-Food International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in G. Willi-Food International stock. Northern Trust Corp acquired a new stake in shares of G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 31,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $521,000. Northern Trust Corp owned approximately 0.23% of G. Willi-Food International at the end of the most recent quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.45% of the company’s stock.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ WILC traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $14.93. The stock had a trading volume of 2,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,600. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $16.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.91. G. Willi-Food International has a twelve month low of $8.18 and a twelve month high of $17.58. The firm has a market cap of $207.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.21 and a beta of 0.86.

G. Willi-Food International (NASDAQ:WILC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter. G. Willi-Food International had a return on equity of 10.29% and a net margin of 9.79%. The business had revenue of $40.50 million for the quarter.

G. Willi-Food International Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th were issued a $0.5911 dividend. This represents a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 24th. G. Willi-Food International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.03%.

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.