J. M. Smucker - SJM Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for J. M. Smucker in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 8 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research 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 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for J. M. Smucker's stock. Their SJM share price forecasts range from $111.00 to $155.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $135.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.1%.
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J. M. Smucker's stock was trading at $135.82 at the beginning of the year. Since then, SJM stock has increased by 2.6% and is now trading at $139.38.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 23rd 2022.
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J. M. Smucker will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 23rd 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) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June, 7th. The company reported $2.23 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.88 by $0.35. The company earned $2.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.98 billion. J. M. Smucker had a net margin of 7.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.71%. The company's revenue was up 5.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.89 EPS.
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J. M. Smucker announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 12th will be paid a dividend of $1.02 per share on Thursday, September 1st. This represents a $4.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 11th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.99.
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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 2.97%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 26 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 69.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, SJM will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.59% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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J. M. Smucker announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback program on Friday, October 22nd 2021, which allows the company to repurchase 5,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

J. M. Smucker issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $7.85-$8.25 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.91. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.28 billion-$8.36 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.01 billion.

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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (7.02%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.54%), Northern Trust Corp (1.28%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.26%), Coho Partners Ltd. (0.95%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.95%). Insiders that own company stock include Amy C Held, Geoff E Tanner, Jeannette L Knudsen, Jill R Penrose, Kevin G Jackson, Mark R Belgya, Mark T Smucker, Nancy Lopez Knight 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 $139.38.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) has a market capitalization of $15.12 billion and generates $8.00 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $631.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.83 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 6,700 workers across the globe.

J. M. Smucker was founded in 1897.

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.