The stock of J.M. Smucker Co (SJM) has seen a -4.01% decrease in the past week, with a -2.63% drop in the past month, and a -8.23% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.17%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.26% for SJM. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.32% for SJM’s stock, with a -6.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM) Right Now?
J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.01x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for SJM is at 0.27. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for SJM is 103.73M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.77% of that float. The average trading volume for SJM on December 20, 2024 was 1.09M shares.
SJM) stock’s latest price update
J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.14 in comparison to its previous close of 110.23, however, the company has experienced a -4.01% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-12-17 that ORRVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The J. M. Smucker Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: SJM) today announced the pricing terms for its previously announced cash tender offers (each, an “Offer” and collectively, the “Offers”) to purchase up to $300 million aggregate purchase price, not including accrued and unpaid interest (the “Offer Cap”), of the Company’s validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) notes set forth below (the “Notes”) using a “waterfall” methodology under which the Company will accept the Notes in order of their respective acceptance priority levels noted in the table below (the “Acceptance Priority Levels”).
Analysts’ Opinion of SJM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SJM stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for SJM by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for SJM in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $125 based on the research report published on October 25, 2024 of the current year 2024.
DA Davidson, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SJM reach a price target of $132. The rating they have provided for SJM stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 01st, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to SJM, setting the target price at $135 in the report published on February 28th of the current year.
SJM Trading at -5.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SJM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.17%, as shares sank -2.77% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -7.03% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SJM fell by -4.01%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $115.09. In addition, J.M. Smucker Co saw -13.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SJM starting from Marshall Tucker H, who sale 994 shares at the price of $113.00 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Marshall Tucker H now owns 18,734 shares of J.M. Smucker Co, valued at $112,322 using the latest closing price.
Marshall Tucker H, the Officer of J.M. Smucker Co, proposed sale 994 shares at $113.00 during a trade that took place back on Dec 17 ’24, which means that Marshall Tucker H is holding shares at $112,322 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SJM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for J.M. Smucker Co stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.07. Equity return is now at value 7.15, with 2.76 for asset returns.
Based on J.M. Smucker Co (SJM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.13 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.68 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.59. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.58.
Conclusion
In conclusion, J.M. Smucker Co (SJM) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
