NYSE:JNPRJuniper Networks Stock Price, Forecast & News

Juniper Networks' stock was trading at $20.29 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, JNPR shares have increased by 11.1% and is now trading at $22.54. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Juniper Networks in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Juniper Networks.

Juniper Networks is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Juniper Networks.

Juniper Networks will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The network equipment provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.11. The network equipment provider earned $998 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1 billion. Juniper Networks had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 8.93%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share. View Juniper Networks' earnings history.

Juniper Networks declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, June 22nd. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.55%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. View Juniper Networks' dividend history.

Juniper Networks declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Thursday, October 24th 2019, which authorizes the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 11.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

Juniper Networks issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, April, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.29-$0.39 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.34. The company issued revenue guidance of $1010-$1110 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.04 billion.

19 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Juniper Networks' stock. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate Juniper Networks' share price to reach $24.65 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Juniper Networks.

Media stories about JNPR stock have trended positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Juniper Networks earned a news impact score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the network equipment provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Juniper Networks.

Juniper Networks saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,790,000 shares, an increase of 11.9% from the May 31st total of 14,110,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,280,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.7 days. Approximately 4.8% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Juniper Networks' Current Options Chain.

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Juniper Networks trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "JNPR."

Juniper Networks' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.03%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.02%), IFM Investors Pty Ltd (0.01%) and Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own Juniper Networks stock include Anand Athreya, Bikash Koley, Brian Martin, Kenneth Bradley Miller, Kevin A Denuccio, Manoj Leelanivas, Rahul N Merchant, Rami Rahim and William Stensrud. View institutional ownership trends for Juniper Networks.

JNPR stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Exane Derivatives. Company insiders that have sold Juniper Networks company stock in the last year include Bikash Koley, Brian Martin, Kenneth Bradley Miller, Manoj Leelanivas, Rahul N Merchant, Rami Rahim, and William Stensrud. View insider buying and selling activity for Juniper Networks.

JNPR stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mount Yale Investment Advisors LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Alpha Windward LLC, and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Juniper Networks.

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

One share of JNPR stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.54.

Juniper Networks has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion and generates $4.45 billion in revenue each year. The network equipment provider earns $345 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.21 on an earnings per share basis. Juniper Networks employs 2,704 workers across the globe.

The official website for Juniper Networks is www.juniper.net.

Juniper Networks' mailing address is 1133 INNOVATION WAY, SUNNYVALE CA, 94089. The network equipment provider can be reached via phone at 408-745-2000 or via email at [email protected]