Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ – Get Free Report) Director Kenner James acquired 937 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$73.22 per share, with a total value of C$68,607.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 1,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$134,285.48. The trade was a 104.46% increase in their position.
Stella-Jones Price Performance
Stella-Jones stock opened at C$74.08 on Thursday. Stella-Jones Inc. has a 12-month low of C$69.94 and a 12-month high of C$101.31. The stock has a market cap of C$4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.42, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of -0.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of C$88.12 and a 200 day moving average price of C$88.06. The company has a current ratio of 4.96, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.71.
Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported C$1.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Stella-Jones had a net margin of 8.66% and a return on equity of 14.85%. The firm had revenue of C$791.00 million during the quarter. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Stella-Jones Inc. will post 6.4457565 earnings per share for the current year.
Stella-Jones News Summary
- Positive Sentiment: Several Stella-Jones insiders and directors bought shares in recent days, including Marco Albanesi, Kevin Patrick Comerford, Mathieu Hebert, Anne Elizabeth Giardini and Kenner James. These purchases can be seen as a bullish signal because leadership is committing personal capital to the stock. Marco Albanesi Purchases 206 Shares of Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) Stock
- Neutral Sentiment: TD Securities lowered its price target on Stella-Jones to C$93 from C$106, which adds a more cautious valuation view, but the firm maintained its Buy rating, indicating analysts still see upside. Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) Price Target Lowered to C$93.00 at TD
- Neutral Sentiment: Stella-Jones recently reported solid quarterly results, with C$1.12 EPS on C$791 million in revenue, but the stock is still trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting ongoing investor caution despite decent fundamentals.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Desjardins dropped their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$107.00 to C$104.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. TD Securities lifted their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$97.00 to C$107.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. National Bank Financial cut shares of Stella-Jones from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the company from C$107.00 to C$95.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Raymond James Financial dropped their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$100.00 to C$95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, TD dropped their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$106.00 to C$93.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Stella-Jones presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$95.38.
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About Stella-Jones
Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells lumber and wood products. The company operates in two segments: Pressure-treated wood, which includes utility poles, railway ties, residential lumber, and industrial products; and Logs & Lumber segment comprises of the sales of logs harvested in the course of the company’s procurement process that is determined to be unsuitable for use as utility poles, it also includes the sale of excess lumber to local home-building markets. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Pressure-treated wood segment.
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