JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JBG SMITH Properties is a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning, operating, investing in, and developing a portfolio of mixed-use properties. It operates through the following segments: Multifamily, Commercial, and Other. The Multifamily segment refers to the commercial buildings with public areas, retail spaces, and walkable streets. The Commercial segment rents to federal government tenants. The Other segment relates to development assets, corporate entities, land assets for which are the ground lessor and the elimination of inter-segment activity. The company was founded on October 27, 2016, and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.56 to $21.25
• 50-Day Range: $16.47 to $21.53
• 52-Week Range: $13.28 to $22.45
• Volume: 1.66 million shs
• Average Volume: 886,513 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.29 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.35%
• Price Target: $16.00
• Consensus Rating: Sell

JBG SMITH Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JBG SMITH Properties scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 790th out of 919 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

JBG SMITH Properties has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JBG SMITH Properties has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JBG SMITH Properties is -11.06, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JBG SMITH Properties is -11.06, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

JBG SMITH Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.98. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.94% of the float of JBG SMITH Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JBG SMITH Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JBG SMITH Properties has recently decreased by 0.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

JBG SMITH Properties pays a meaningful dividend of 3.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

JBG SMITH Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.94% of the float of JBG SMITH Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JBG SMITH Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JBG SMITH Properties has recently decreased by 0.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

JBG SMITH Properties has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for JBG SMITH Properties this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for JBGS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, JBG SMITH Properties insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $338,202.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.40% of the stock of JBG SMITH Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.46% of the stock of JBG SMITH Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JBGS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JBGS shares performed this year?

JBG SMITH Properties' stock was trading at $15.37 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, JBGS shares have increased by 36.0% and is now trading at $20.9070.

How were JBG SMITH Properties' earnings last quarter?

JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.54) by $0.73. The business earned $126.48 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $116.76 million. JBG SMITH Properties had a negative net margin of 29.54% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.20%.

Who are JBG SMITH Properties' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of JBG SMITH Properties include Allianz Asset Management GmbH (0.73%), Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio (0.15%), Asset Management One Co. Ltd. (0.14%) and New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Alexander Stewart, Scott A Estes, Steven A Museles, George Laucks Xanders, David Peter Paul, Madhumita Moina Banerjee and Angela Valdes.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of JBG SMITH Properties?

Shares of JBGS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of JBG SMITH Properties own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that JBG SMITH Properties investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Today: 8/02/2025
• Record date for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend: 8/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JBGS
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:JBGS
• CIK: 1689796
• Web: www.jbgsmith.com
• Phone: (240) 333-3600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 910
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for JBG SMITH Properties: $16.00
• High Price Target: $17.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -23.5%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.89)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$143.53 million
• Net Margins: -29.54%
• Pretax Margin: -34.57%
• Return on Equity: -9.20%
• Return on Assets: -3.12%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.88
• Current Ratio: 3.54
• Quick Ratio: 3.40

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $547.31 million
• Price / Sales: 2.36
• Cash Flow: $0.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.17
• Book Value: $21.43 per share
• Price / Book: 0.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,720,000
• Free Float: 69,839,000
• Market Cap: $1.29 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.28