Jernigan Capital (JCAP) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Jernigan Capital is a New York Stock Exchange-listed real estate investment trust (NYSE: JCAP) that provides debt and equity capital to private developers, owners and operators of self-storage facilities with a view to eventual outright ownership of facilities the Company finances. The Company's mission is to maximize shareholder value by accumulating a multi-billion dollar investment portfolio consisting of the newest, most attractive and best located self-storage facilities in the United States through a talented and experienced team demonstrating the highest levels of integrity, dedication, excellence and community.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.17 to $19.95
• 50-Day Range: $15.52 to $19.82
• 52-Week Range: $15.50 to $23.80
• Volume: 225,261 shs
• Average Volume: 353,649 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.65
• Dividend Yield: 4.84%
• Price Target: $27.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Jernigan Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Jernigan Capital scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 77th out of 876 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Jernigan Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Jernigan Capital has a consensus price target of $27.00, representing about 36.2% upside from its current price of $19.82.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Jernigan Capital has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Jernigan Capital are expected to grow by 13.83% in the coming year, from $2.53 to $2.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Jernigan Capital is 7.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Jernigan Capital is 7.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Jernigan Capital has a P/B Ratio of 2.43. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.97% of the float of Jernigan Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Jernigan Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.33.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Jernigan Capital has recently decreased by 5.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Jernigan Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.84%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Jernigan Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Jernigan Capital is 37.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Jernigan Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.33% next year. This indicates that Jernigan Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.45

News Sentiment

Jernigan Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.45. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Jernigan Capital this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for JCAP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Jernigan Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.33% of the stock of Jernigan Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Jernigan Capital has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2020
• Record date for 6/4 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/4 Dividend: 5/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/04/2026
• Today: 7/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real Estate Investment Trusts
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:JCAP
• CIK: 1622353
• Web: www.jernigancapital.com
• Phone: 901-567-9510
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,120
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Jernigan Capital: $27.00
• High Price Target: $28.00
• Low Price Target: $26.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.59
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.83
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $187.96 million
• Net Margins: 25.42%
• Pretax Margin: 31.91%
• Return on Equity: 38.63%
• Return on Assets: 8.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $613.29 million
• Price / Sales: 1.99
• Cash Flow: $3.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.79
• Book Value: $8.17 per share
• Price / Book: 2.43

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 61,610,000
• Free Float: 56,482,000
• Market Cap: $1.22 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A