Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) is trading above its 200-day moving average of $86.05

Stella-Jones Inc. stock price (TSE:SJ – Get Your Free Report ) broke above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $86.05 and traded as high as $89.99. Shares of Stella-Jones last traded at $89.13, with a volume of 109,248 shares traded.

Analysts set new price targets

SJ has been the subject of several analyst reports. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of Stella-Jones from $98.00 to $103.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 8th. National Bankshares boosted their price objective on Stella-Jones from $91.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. CIBC upped their target price on Stella-Jones from $94.00 to $97.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered Stella-Jones from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $94.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.50, based on data from MarketBeat.com.

Check out the latest stock analysis on SJ

Stella-Jones price performance

The stock has a 50-day moving average of $91.54 and a 200-day moving average of $86.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.08, a quick ratio of 1.20, and a current ratio of 6.57. The company has a market cap of $5.02 billion, a PE ratio of 14.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.64.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ – Get Your Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported $1.94 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 by C($0.02). Stella-Jones had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 20.64%. The firm had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.07 billion. Equities analysts predict that Stella-Jones Inc. will post 6.4457565 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders place their bets

In other Stella-Jones news, Director James Augustus Manzi sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.92, for a total value of $464,583.48. 0.14% of shares are currently owned by insiders.

Stella-Jones Company Profile

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Stella-Jones Inc manufactures and sells pressure treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It works through two segments, Pressure treated wood; and Logs and lumber. The company provides rail ties and timber for short line and commercial rail operators; and wooden utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunications companies.

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