DA Davidson Predicts J. M. Smucker’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:SJM)

The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) – Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of J. M. Smucker in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 24th. DA Davidson analyst B. Holland expects that the company will earn $2.35 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson has a “Neutral” rating and a $121.00 price target 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.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on SJM. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded shares of J. M. Smucker from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $135.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Friday, October 25th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of J. M. Smucker from $135.00 to $132.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. StockNews.com raised shares of J. M. Smucker from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on 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. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on J. M. Smucker from $126.00 to $123.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $128.56.

J. M. Smucker Stock Performance

SJM stock opened at $110.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.45, a PEG ratio of 3.46 and a beta of 0.26. J. M. Smucker has a twelve month low of $105.69 and a twelve month high of $134.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $114.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $115.86.

J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 14.35% and a net margin of 5.96%. The firm had revenue of $2.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.59 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On J. M. Smucker

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Probity Advisors Inc. increased its position in J. M. Smucker by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Probity Advisors Inc. now owns 8,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,065,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC increased its stake in J. M. Smucker by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 19,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,158,000 after purchasing an additional 99 shares in the last quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of J. M. Smucker by 0.3% in the second quarter. State of Michigan Retirement System now owns 33,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,659,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Romano Brothers AND Company lifted its stake in shares of J. M. Smucker by 3.5% during the third quarter. Romano Brothers AND Company now owns 2,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $362,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of J. M. Smucker by 11.0% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $125,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. 81.66% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Tucker H. Marshall sold 994 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 $2,116,942. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 3.40% of the company’s stock.

J. M. Smucker Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 15th were given a dividend of $1.08 per share. This represents a $4.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.89%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, November 15th. J. M. Smucker’s payout ratio is 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.