Shares of Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ - Get Free Report) have received an average rating of "Buy" from the six ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$86.17.
Several analysts have recently issued reports on SJ shares. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Stella-Jones from C$75.00 to C$76.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$85.00 to C$79.00 in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. CIBC lowered their price objective on Stella-Jones from C$86.00 to C$79.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. TD Securities increased their target price on Stella-Jones from C$88.00 to C$90.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Desjardins lowered their price target on Stella-Jones from C$98.00 to C$94.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 8th.
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Stella-Jones Stock Performance
SJ stock traded down C$0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting C$78.49. 81,544 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 123,138. Stella-Jones has a 1 year low of C$62.26 and a 1 year high of C$98.00. The company has a market cap of C$4.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.64. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is C$74.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$70.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.53, a current ratio of 6.85 and a quick ratio of 1.20.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, Director James Augustus Manzi sold 1,000 shares of Stella-Jones stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$65.79, for a total value of C$65,788.60. 0.14% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Stella-Jones Company Profile
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Get Free ReportStella-Jones Inc produces and sells lumber and wood products. The company operates in two segments: Pressure-treated wood, which includes utility poles, railway ties, residential lumber, and industrial products; and Logs & Lumber segment comprises of the sales of logs harvested in the course of the company's procurement process that is determined to be unsuitable for use as utility poles, it also includes the sale of excess lumber to local home-building markets.
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