Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) Receives C$96.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) have earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$96.00.

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target on Stella-Jones from C$94.00 to C$97.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. TD Securities raised their target price on shares of Stella-Jones from C$98.00 to C$103.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$91.00 to C$99.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 16th. Finally, CIBC raised their price objective on shares of Stella-Jones from C$94.00 to C$97.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 8th.

Stella-Jones Stock Up 0.0 %

TSE SJ opened at C$86.20 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is C$91.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$87.40. Stella-Jones has a one year low of C$70.23 and a one year high of C$98.00. The firm has a market cap of C$4.86 billion, a PE ratio of 13.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.08, a current ratio of 6.57 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported C$1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$1.96 by C($0.02). The company had revenue of C$1.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$1.07 billion. Stella-Jones had a return on equity of 20.64% and a net margin of 10.20%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Stella-Jones will post 6.4457565 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Stella-Jones

In other Stella-Jones news, Director James Augustus Manzi sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$92.92, for a total value of C$464,583.48. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

About Stella-Jones

Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells pressure-treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It operates through two segments, Pressure-Treated Wood; and Logs and Lumber. The company offers railway ties and timbers for short line and commercial railroad operators; and wood utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunication companies.