J. M. Smucker FY2025 EPS Forecast Increased by DA Davidson

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for J. M. Smucker in a research report issued to clients and 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 price objective 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.

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

J. M. Smucker Stock Down 2.8 %

SJM stock opened at $111.01 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. J. M. Smucker has a fifty-two week low of $98.77 and a fifty-two week high of $127.59. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $106.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $112.72. The stock has a market cap of $11.81 billion, a PE ratio of 22.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.28.

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

J. M. Smucker Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $1.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $4.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.89%. J. M. Smucker’s payout ratio is -179.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at J. M. Smucker

In other news, CFO Tucker H. Marshall sold 994 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total transaction of $112,322.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 18,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,116,942. This trade represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 3.40% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On J. M. Smucker

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC boosted its position in shares of J. M. Smucker by 188.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of J. M. Smucker by 1,329.4% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of J. M. Smucker during the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Kentucky Trust Co bought a new position in shares of J. M. Smucker during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of J. M. Smucker during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

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.