J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM)’s stock price has plunge by 2106982relation to previous closing price of 97.33. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.92% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2025-06-24 that Warren Buffett is well known for favoring companies with a strong dividend track record.
Is It Worth Investing in J.M. Smucker Co (NYSE: SJM) Right Now?
SJM has 36-month beta value of 0.33. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SJM is 103.82M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.08% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SJM on June 25, 2025 was 1.61M shares.
SJM’s Market Performance
SJM’s stock has seen a 1.92% increase for the week, with a -13.22% drop in the past month and a -13.03% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.98% for J.M. Smucker Co The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.59% for SJM’s stock, with a -13.32% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SJM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SJM stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for SJM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SJM in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $115 based on the research report published on June 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SJM reach a price target of $134. The rating they have provided for SJM stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 23rd, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to SJM, setting the target price at $123 in the report published on March 24th of the current year.
SJM Trading at -11.77% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SJM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.51% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SJM starting from AMIN TARANG, who purchase 1,050 shares at the price of $96.09 back on Jun 12 ’25. After this action, AMIN TARANG now owns 3,825 shares of J.M. Smucker Co, valued at $100,894 using the latest closing price.
Penrose Jill R, the Chief People Officer of J.M. Smucker Co, sale 5,117 shares at $116.26 during a trade that took place back on Mar 28 ’25, which means that Penrose Jill R is holding 8,794 shares at $594,902 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SJM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for J.M. Smucker Co stands at -0.14. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -17.87, with -6.46 for asset returns.
Based on J.M. Smucker Co (SJM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.1 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.89. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.11. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -3.36.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -155.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at -3.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 14.1for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.5. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.81.
Conclusion
To put it simply, J.M. Smucker Co (SJM) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
