Juniper Networks Inc (JNPR) Stock: What the Analysts are Saying

Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE: JNPR) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 34.83x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.77. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for JNPR is 330.00M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.32% of that float. On June 24, 2025, the average trading volume of JNPR was 2.39M shares.

JNPR) stock’s latest price update

Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE: JNPR)’s stock price has soared by 1049886 in relation to previous closing price of 36.3. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.17% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-23 that SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), a leader in secure, AI-native networks, today announced it will release preliminary financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 on Thursday, July 31, 2025 after the close of the market. There will be no conference call on July 31, 2025 due to the proposed merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise. A press release and CFO Commentary will be published on the Company’s website at http://investor.juniper.net. About Juniper Ne.

JNPR’s Market Performance

Juniper Networks Inc (JNPR) has seen a 1.17% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 1.31% gain in the past month and a 0.94% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.34% for JNPR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.36% for JNPR’s stock, with a -1.33% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of JNPR

Evercore ISI, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see JNPR reach a price target of $40. The rating they have provided for JNPR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on February 04th, 2025.

Citigroup gave a rating of “Neutral” to JNPR, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on September 24th of the previous year.

JNPR Trading at 1.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought JNPR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.42% of loss for the given period.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at JNPR starting from Kaddaras Christopher Nicholas, who sale 90,000 shares at the price of $35.58 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Kaddaras Christopher Nicholas now owns 57,682 shares of Juniper Networks Inc, valued at $3,202,647 using the latest closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for JNPR

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.08 for the present operating margin
  • 0.59 for the gross margin

The net margin for Juniper Networks Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 7.58, with 3.61 for asset returns.

Based on Juniper Networks Inc (JNPR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.41. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.96.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 536.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.46. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.49.

Conclusion

To sum up, Juniper Networks Inc (JNPR) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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