J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) Issues FY25 Earnings Guidance

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $9.70-10.10 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $9.79. The company issued revenue guidance of +8.5-9.5% yr/yr to ~$8.87-8.96 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.89 billion. J. M. Smucker also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 9.700-10.100 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have issued reports on SJM shares. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of J. M. Smucker to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of J. M. Smucker from $130.00 to $122.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of J. M. Smucker from $130.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. StockNews.com raised J. M. Smucker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $121.00 price objective on shares of J. M. Smucker in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $127.55.

J. M. Smucker Stock Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSE:SJM opened at $117.97 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. J. M. Smucker has a 52-week low of $105.69 and a 52-week high of $134.62. The company has a 50 day moving average of $116.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $115.59.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $2.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.49 by $0.27. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.27 billion. J. M. Smucker had a return on equity of 14.33% and a net margin of 5.96%. J. M. Smucker’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.59 earnings per share. As a group, analysts forecast that J. M. Smucker will post 9.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

J. M. Smucker Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 15th will be issued a dividend of $1.08 per share. This represents a $4.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 15th. J. M. Smucker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 87.45%.

J. M. Smucker Company Profile

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.