J. M. Smucker (SJM) Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for J. M. Smucker in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" SJM shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SJM, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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13 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for J. M. Smucker's shares. Their SJM share price forecasts range from $123.00 to $170.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $153.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.9% from the stock's current price.
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J. M. Smucker's stock was trading at $158.46 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, SJM stock has decreased by 6.0% and is now trading at $148.98.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, June 6th 2023.
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J. M. Smucker will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, June 6th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 28th. The company reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.13 by $0.08. The firm earned $2.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.22 billion. J. M. Smucker had a net margin of 8.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.10%. The business's revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.33 EPS.
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J. M. Smucker announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $1.02 per share on Thursday, June 1st. This represents a $4.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.74%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 11th.
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J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.74%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 25 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 61.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SJM will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.28% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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J. M. Smucker declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Friday, October 22nd 2021, which permits the company to buyback 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

161 employees have rated J. M. Smucker Chief Executive Officer Mark T. Smucker on Glassdoor.com. Mark T. Smucker has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees.

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J. M. Smucker trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SJM."

J. M. Smucker's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.82%), State Street Corp (6.51%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.14%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.46%), ProShare Advisors LLC (1.09%) and ProShare Advisors LLC (1.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy C Held, Geoff E Tanner, Jeannette L Knudsen, Jill R Penrose, Mark R Belgya, Mark T Smucker, Nancy Lopez Knight, Richard K Smucker and Tucker H Marshall.
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Shares of SJM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of SJM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $148.98.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) has a market capitalization of $15.89 billion and generates $8.00 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $631.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $6.64 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,700 workers across the globe.

J. M. Smucker's mailing address is ONE STRAWBERRY LANE, ORRVILLE OH, 44667. The official website for the company is www.jmsmucker.com. The company can be reached via phone at (330) 682-3000, via email at aaron.broholm@jmsmucker.com, or via fax at 330-684-6410.