Analysts Offer Predictions for J. M. Smucker Q4 Earnings

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) – Equities research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for J. M. Smucker in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. William Blair analyst J. Andersen now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $2.24 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.27. The consensus estimate for J. M. Smucker’s current full-year earnings is $9.88 per share.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on SJM. Barclays decreased their price objective on J. M. Smucker from $123.00 to $119.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 3rd. StockNews.com downgraded J. M. Smucker from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. TD Cowen downgraded J. M. Smucker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $130.00 to $121.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on 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 cut their target price on 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $126.13.

J. M. Smucker Stock Performance

SJM stock opened at $117.07 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.27. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $106.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $112.79. The company has a market capitalization of $12.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.70, a PEG ratio of 3.91 and a beta of 0.28. J. M. Smucker has a 1-year low of $98.77 and a 1-year high of $127.59.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On J. M. Smucker

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC grew its stake in shares of J. M. Smucker by 188.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 231 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in J. M. Smucker in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Kentucky Trust Co purchased a new stake in J. M. Smucker in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in J. M. Smucker in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in J. M. Smucker by 1,329.4% in the third quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.66% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at J. M. Smucker

In other news, CFO Tucker H. Marshall sold 994 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $113.00, for a total transaction of $112,322.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 18,734 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,116,942. The trade was 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 accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

J. M. Smucker Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th were paid a dividend of $1.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 14th. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.69%. J. M. Smucker’s payout ratio is -179.25%.

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.