J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 2.81 compared to its previous closing price of 111.35. However, the company has seen a gain of 3.92% in its stock price over the last five trading days. 247wallst.com reported 2025-03-17 that After a stellar end to the week, which still ended down, many investors are likely ready to buy the correction sell-off, as the aggressive “buy the dip” strategy has worked for well over two years.
Is It Worth Investing in J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for SJM is also noteworthy at 0.38. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 14 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SJM is 103.74M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.10% of that float. The average trading volume of SJM on March 27, 2025 was 1.23M shares.
SJM’s Market Performance
SJM stock saw an increase of 3.92% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.79% and a quarterly increase of 4.18%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.08%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.11% for J.M. Smucker Co (SJM). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.44% for SJM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 0.90% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SJM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SJM stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for SJM by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for SJM in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $123 based on the research report published on March 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SJM reach a price target of $121. The rating they have provided for SJM stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to SJM, setting the target price at $125 in the report published on October 25th of the previous year.
SJM Trading at 6.39% 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 -9.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.11%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.08%, as shares surge +4.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +12.05% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SJM rose by +3.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $111.75. In addition, J.M. Smucker Co saw 3.96% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SJM starting from Knudsen Jeannette L, who sale 2,700 shares at the price of $110.55 back on Mar 21 ’25. After this action, Knudsen Jeannette L now owns 14,627 shares of J.M. Smucker Co, valued at $298,485 using the latest closing price.
Knudsen Jeannette L, the Officer of J.M. Smucker Co, proposed sale 2,700 shares at $110.55 during a trade that took place back on Mar 21 ’25, which means that Knudsen Jeannette L is holding shares at $298,476 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SJM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for J.M. Smucker Co stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -3.55, with -1.33 for asset returns.
Based on J.M. Smucker Co (SJM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.14. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.68 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.5. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.60.
Conclusion
In summary, J.M. Smucker Co (SJM) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
