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Stocks Info
As a NYSE listed company, SJM falls under the Consumer Defensive sector while operating within the Packaged Foods industry segment. The current market capitalization of J.M. Smucker Co is $11.93B. A total of 1.45 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.18M shares.
Insider Activity
Aside from predicting where a stock will go, investors also consider insider trades as an indicator of the stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, SJM has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Marshall Tucker H sold 994 shares of SJM for 113.00 per share on Dec 17 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Financial Officer now owns 18,734 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 17 ’24, Marshall Tucker H bought 994 shares at 113.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, SMUCKER MARK T disposed of 10,000 shares on Jun 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $110.16. This resulted in the Chair of Board, Pres & CEO holding 78,757 shares of SJM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Knudsen Jeannette L sold 3,200 shares at $124.77 per share on Mar 27 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Legal Officer now total 8,946.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. SJM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 4.17% when it declared a $1.08 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.69%. The SJM stock dividend was $1.08 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for SJM in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $118.69 with high estimates of $135.00 and low estimates of $104.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SJM has a high of $127.59 and a low of $98.77.
As of this writing, SJM has an earnings estimate of $2.26 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.35 per share and a lower estimate of $2.16.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. SJM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $169.90M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $4.61B in debt and $1.95B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $64.91, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.14B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SJM is Buy with a score of 3.29.
