Analysts Offer Predictions for J. M. Smucker FY2025 Earnings

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson boosted their FY2025 earnings estimates for J. M. Smucker in a research note issued to investors on Monday, March 10th. DA Davidson analyst B. Holland now expects that the company will earn $10.00 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $9.90. DA Davidson currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $120.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for J. M. Smucker’s current full-year earnings is $9.88 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for J. M. Smucker’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of J. M. Smucker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of J. M. Smucker from $123.00 to $119.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. TD Cowen downgraded shares of J. M. Smucker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $130.00 to $121.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of J. M. Smucker from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of J. M. Smucker from $125.00 to $120.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $126.00.

J. M. Smucker Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of J. M. Smucker stock opened at $114.17 on Tuesday. J. M. Smucker has a 12-month low of $98.77 and a 12-month high of $127.59. The company has a market cap of $12.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.11, a PEG ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $106.50 and its 200-day moving average price is $112.73.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $2.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.37 by $0.24. J. M. Smucker had a net margin of 5.96% and a return on equity of 14.35%. The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.23 billion.

J. M. Smucker Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were given a dividend of $1.08 per share. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.78%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. J. M. Smucker’s payout ratio is currently -179.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at J. M. Smucker

In other J. M. Smucker news, CFO Tucker H. Marshall sold 994 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total transaction of $112,322.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 18,734 shares in the company, valued at $2,116,942. This trade represents a 5.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of SJM. Norges Bank bought a new position in J. M. Smucker during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $112,978,000. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of J. M. Smucker by 40.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,353,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $406,169,000 after purchasing an additional 958,142 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of J. M. Smucker by 3,599.5% in the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 929,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,346,000 after purchasing an additional 904,278 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of J. M. Smucker by 12.0% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,111,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,145,000 after purchasing an additional 762,746 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its holdings in shares of J. M. Smucker by 891.3% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 579,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,226,000 after purchasing an additional 521,404 shares during the last quarter. 81.66% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About J. M. Smucker

The J. M. Smucker Company manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products worldwide. It operates in three segments: U.S. Retail Pet Foods, U.S. Retail Coffee, and U.S. Retail Consumer Foods. The company offers mainstream roast, ground, single serve, and premium coffee; peanut butter and specialty spreads; fruit spreads, toppings, and syrups; jelly products; nut mix products; shortening and oils; frozen sandwiches and snacks; pet food and pet snacks; and foodservice hot beverage, foodservice portion control, and flour products, as well as dog and cat food, frozen handheld products, juices and beverages, and baking mixes and ingredients.