Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is C$95.50.

Several equities analysts recently commented on SJ shares. National Bankshares increased their target price on Stella-Jones from C$91.00 to C$99.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 16th. CIBC increased their price objective on Stella-Jones from C$94.00 to C$97.00 in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Royal Bank of Canada lowered Stella-Jones from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a C$94.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price target on Stella-Jones from C$98.00 to C$103.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 8th.

Insider Activity at Stella-Jones

In related news, Director James Augustus Manzi sold 5,000 shares of Stella-Jones stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$92.92, for a total value of C$464,583.48. 0.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Stella-Jones Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of SJ opened at C$87.34 on Tuesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$91.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$85.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.08, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 6.57. Stella-Jones has a 1 year low of C$63.08 and a 1 year high of C$98.00. The stock has a market capitalization of C$4.92 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.64.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported C$1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$1.96 by C($0.02). The company had revenue of C$1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$1.07 billion. Stella-Jones had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 20.64%. Analysts forecast that Stella-Jones will post 6.4457565 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Stella-Jones Company Profile

Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells pressure-treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It operates through two segments, Pressure-Treated Wood; and Logs and Lumber. The company offers railway ties and timbers for short line and commercial railroad operators; and wood utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunication companies.