Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) (DJCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Daily Journal Corp. is a California-based media and software company that operates through newspaper publishing, legal and government software, and an investment portfolio. Its publishing business produces legal, business, and community newspapers and related digital content, primarily serving markets in California and Arizona.

Through its Journal Technologies subsidiary, the company develops and provides case-management and workflow software for courts and other justice-related organizations. Its products support functions such as electronic filing, case administration, calendaring, financial management, probation, prosecution, public defense, and electronic citations. The software business serves government agencies in the United States and selected international markets.

Daily Journal Corp. traces its roots to the publication of legal and business information for the California market and has expanded its operations through both media and technology businesses. The company was long associated with investor and businessman Charles T. Munger, who served as chairman until his death in 2023. Today, its operations combine specialized publications with software designed for courts and government agencies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $633.01 to $647.97
• 50-Day Range: $571.24 to $687.66
• 52-Week Range: $375.00 to $692.50
• Volume: 35,494 shs
• Average Volume: 43,194 shs
• Market Capitalization: $886.26 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) scored higher than 6% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 573rd out of 584 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is -78.13, 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 Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is -78.13, 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

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a P/B Ratio of 2.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.89% of the float of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has recently increased by 1.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.31

News Sentiment

Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) has a news sentiment score of -0.31. 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 0.49 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.09% of the stock of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.23% of the stock of Daily Journal Corp. (S.C.) is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Today: 11/08/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DJCO
• CIK: 783412
• Web: www.dailyjournal.com
• Phone: (213) 229-5300
• Fax: 213-229-5481
• Employees: 424
• Year Founded: 1888

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($8.22)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $112.14 million
• Net Margins: -11.63%
• Pretax Margin: -17.82%
• Return on Equity: -3.11%
• Return on Assets: -2.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 11.65
• Quick Ratio: 11.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $87.70 million
• Price / Sales: 10.11
• Cash Flow: $81.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.87
• Book Value: $283.91 per share
• Price / Book: 2.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,380,000
• Free Float: 1,377,000
• Market Cap: $886.26 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.83