01:32 PM EDT, 05/07/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with stock movement in the headline and the first paragraph.)

J & J Snack Foods ( JJSF ) shares were up 15.4% in recent Tuesday trading, a day after the company posted its fiscal Q2 results.

The company reported fiscal Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.84 per share, up from $0.43 a year earlier.

Five analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.59.

Net sales for the quarter ended March 30 were $359.7 million, up from $337.9 million a year earlier.

Five analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $340.6 million.

Price: 159.07, Change: +21.17, Percent Change: +15.35