William Blair Weighs in on J. M. Smucker Q1 Earnings

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for J. M. Smucker in a report issued on Friday, June 13th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.86 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for J. M. Smucker's current full-year earnings is $9.88 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for J. M. Smucker's Q2 2026 earnings at $2.38 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.90 EPS.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 10th. The company reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.25 by $0.06. J. M. Smucker had a net margin of 5.96% and a return on equity of 14.35%. The firm had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.66 earnings per share. The business's revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. UBS Group decreased their target price on shares of J. M. Smucker from $134.00 to $129.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $124.00 price objective (up from $123.00) on shares of J. M. Smucker in a report on Friday, June 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on J. M. Smucker from $135.00 to $115.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Jefferies Financial Group raised J. M. Smucker from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and cut their target price for the company from $118.00 to $115.00 in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. Finally, DA Davidson lowered their price target on J. M. Smucker from $122.00 to $120.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $115.80.

J. M. Smucker Trading Down 1.7%

SJM opened at $95.73 on Monday. J. M. Smucker has a 1-year low of $93.93 and a 1-year high of $125.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $10.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.35. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $112.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.61.

J. M. Smucker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th were issued a dividend of $1.08 per share. This represents a $4.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.51%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 16th. J. M. Smucker's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -37.37%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other J. M. Smucker news, insider Jill R. Penrose sold 5,117 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $116.26, for a total value of $594,902.42. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 8,794 shares in the company, valued at $1,022,390.44. The trade was a 36.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Tarang Amin bought 1,050 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $96.09 per share, for a total transaction of $100,894.50. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 3,825 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $367,544.25. The trade was a 37.84% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Tortoise Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in J. M. Smucker by 87.0% in the first quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 215 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its stake in J. M. Smucker by 188.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 231 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in J. M. Smucker in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new position in J. M. Smucker in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of J. M. Smucker during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About J. M. Smucker

The J. M. Smucker Company manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products worldwide. It operates in three segments: U.S. Retail Pet Foods, U.S. Retail Coffee, and U.S. Retail Consumer Foods. The company offers mainstream roast, ground, single serve, and premium coffee; peanut butter and specialty spreads; fruit spreads, toppings, and syrups; jelly products; nut mix products; shortening and oils; frozen sandwiches and snacks; pet food and pet snacks; and foodservice hot beverage, foodservice portion control, and flour products, as well as dog and cat food, frozen handheld products, juices and beverages, and baking mixes and ingredients.

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