Analysts Set Expectations for Stella-Jones FY2025 Earnings

Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) – Equities researchers at Raymond James Financial issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Stella-Jones in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 19th. Raymond James Financial analyst C. Reiter forecasts that the company will post earnings of $6.13 per share for the year. Raymond James Financial has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Stella-Jones’ current full-year earnings is $6.45 per share. Raymond James Financial also issued estimates for Stella-Jones’ FY2026 earnings at $6.24 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.69 EPS.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported C$1.59 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$958.00 million for the quarter. Stella-Jones had a return on equity of 18.36% and a net margin of 9.43%.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on SJ. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of Stella-Jones from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Stella-Jones from C$81.00 to C$88.00 in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Desjardins upped their target price on Stella-Jones from C$89.00 to C$92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. CIBC decreased their price target on Stella-Jones from C$90.00 to C$89.00 in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Stella-Jones from C$78.00 to C$87.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Stella-Jones presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$92.57.

Stella-Jones Trading Up 1.3%

SJ opened at C$85.30 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$4.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of -0.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 6.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.53. Stella-Jones has a twelve month low of C$62.26 and a twelve month high of C$88.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$80.68 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$78.90.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Michelle Annette Banik bought 472 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of C$84.60 per share, with a total value of C$39,931.20. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 472 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$39,931.20. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. 0.14% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Stella-Jones Company Profile

Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells lumber and wood products. The company operates in two segments: Pressure-treated wood, which includes utility poles, railway ties, residential lumber, and industrial products; and Logs & Lumber segment comprises of the sales of logs harvested in the course of the company’s procurement process that is determined to be unsuitable for use as utility poles, it also includes the sale of excess lumber to local home-building markets.