Stella-Jones (SJ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells lumber and wood products. The company operates in two segments: Pressure-treated wood, which includes utility poles, railway ties, residential lumber, and industrial products; and Logs & Lumber segment comprises of the sales of logs harvested in the course of the company's procurement process that is determined to be unsuitable for use as utility poles, it also includes the sale of excess lumber to local home-building markets. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Pressure-treated wood segment. Its geographical segments are the United States and Canada, of which the majority of its revenue is derived from the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$81.38 to C$83.86
• 50-Day Range: C$82.62 to C$97.60
• 52-Week Range: C$67.21 to C$101.31
• Volume: 137,583 shs
• Average Volume: 130,217 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$4.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.71
• Dividend Yield: 1.49%
• Price Target: C$99.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Stella-Jones Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Stella-Jones scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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

Stella-Jones has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Stella-Jones has a consensus price target of C$99.50, representing about 19.2% upside from its current price of C$83.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Stella-Jones has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Stella-Jones is 13.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Stella-Jones is 13.71, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Stella-Jones has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Stella-Jones has a P/B Ratio of 2.25. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for SJ.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Stella-Jones pays a meaningful dividend of 1.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Stella-Jones does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Stella-Jones is 20.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.30

News Sentiment

Stella-Jones has a news sentiment score of -0.30. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Stella-Jones this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for SJ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Stella-Jones insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.14% of the stock of Stella-Jones is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.07% of the stock of Stella-Jones is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

SJ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SJ shares performed this year?

Stella-Jones' stock was trading at C$85.13 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, SJ shares have decreased by 1.9% and is now trading at C$83.50.

How were Stella-Jones' earnings last quarter?

Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 26th. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm earned $727 million during the quarter. Stella-Jones had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.67% and a net margin of 9.65%.
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How do I buy shares of Stella-Jones?

Shares of SJ stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Stella-Jones own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Stella-Jones investors own include Constellation Software (CSU), Intact Financial (IFC), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) and Vermilion Energy (VET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Today: 5/05/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Lumber & Wood Production
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:SJ
• CIK: N/A
• Web: stella-jones.com
• Phone: +1-514-9348666
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 280
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Stella-Jones: C$99.50
• High Price Target: C$107.00
• Low Price Target: C$93.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$6.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.95
• P/E Growth: 2.4
• Net Income: C$321.05 million
• Net Margins: 9.65%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.67%
• Return on Assets: 9.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 92.30
• Current Ratio: 7.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.20

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$3.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: C$37.11 per share
• Price / Book: 2.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 54,606,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$4.56 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.11