Q3 Earnings Estimate for J. M. Smucker Issued By DA Davidson

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) – DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for J. M. Smucker in a report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. DA Davidson analyst B. Holland anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.35 for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $121.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for J. M. Smucker’s current full-year earnings is $9.89 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for J. M. Smucker’s FY2025 earnings at $9.90 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.45 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus cut J. M. Smucker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $135.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of J. M. Smucker from $138.00 to $136.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com raised J. M. Smucker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, September 30th. Bank of America dropped their price target on J. M. Smucker from $130.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on J. M. Smucker from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, J. M. Smucker presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $128.56.

J. M. Smucker Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSE SJM opened at $111.53 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.27 and a current ratio of 0.58. J. M. Smucker has a one year low of $105.69 and a one year high of $134.62. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $114.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $115.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.87 billion, a PE ratio of 22.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.26.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $2.76 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.25. J. M. Smucker had a net margin of 5.96% and a return on equity of 14.35%. The company had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.27 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

J. M. Smucker Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a $1.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 15th. This represents a $4.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.87%. J. M. Smucker’s dividend payout ratio is 87.45%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Tucker H. Marshall sold 994 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total value of $112,322.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 18,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,116,942. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 3.40% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On J. M. Smucker

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in J. M. Smucker by 12.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 7,111,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $861,145,000 after purchasing an additional 762,746 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $406,169,000 after acquiring an additional 958,142 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in J. M. Smucker by 8.2% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,783,183 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,435,000 after acquiring an additional 135,158 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in J. M. Smucker by 14.4% during the 2nd quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 1,526,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $166,403,000 after purchasing an additional 192,075 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC boosted its stake in J. M. Smucker by 56.0% in the second quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 1,354,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $147,749,000 after purchasing an additional 486,624 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.