Shaw Communications Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:SJR)

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Shaw Communications in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" SJR shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in SJR, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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4 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Shaw Communications' shares. Their SJR share price targets range from $38.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $38.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 25.9% from the stock's current price.
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Shaw Communications Inc. (NYSE:SJR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 12th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.10. The business earned $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.39 billion. Shaw Communications had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 13.57%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.24 earnings per share.

Shaw Communications announced a monthly dividend on Friday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.074 per share on Thursday, March 30th. This represents a $0.89 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 14th. This is a boost from the stock's previous monthly dividend of $0.07.
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Shaw Communications (NYSE:SJR) pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.90%. The dividend payout ratio is 76.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, SJR will have a dividend payout ratio of 76.32% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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590 employees have rated Shaw Communications Chief Executive Officer Bradley S. Shaw on Glassdoor.com. Bradley S. Shaw has an approval rating of 83% among the company's employees.

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