James Augustus Manzi Sells 5,000 Shares of Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) Stock

Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ) Director James Augustus Manzi sold 5,000 shares of Stella-Jones stock in a transaction on Friday, September 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$92.92, for a total value of C$464,583.48.

James Augustus Manzi also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 18th, James Augustus Manzi sold 5,000 shares of Stella-Jones stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$61.93, for a total value of C$309,661.50.

Stella-Jones Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of TSE SJ opened at C$92.78 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 6.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 93.08. Stella-Jones Inc. has a twelve month low of C$61.94 and a twelve month high of C$98.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is C$91.86 and its 200-day moving average is C$84.93. The stock has a market cap of C$5.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.99, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.64.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The company reported C$1.94 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of C$1.96 by C($0.02). The business had revenue of C$1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of C$1.07 billion. Stella-Jones had a net margin of 10.20% and a return on equity of 20.64%. Equities research analysts predict that Stella-Jones Inc. will post 6.5134948 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. TD Securities boosted their target price on shares of Stella-Jones from C$98.00 to C$103.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. CIBC boosted their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$94.00 to C$97.00 in a research note on Thursday, August 8th. Royal Bank of Canada cut shares of Stella-Jones from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a C$94.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, July 8th. Finally, National Bankshares upped their target price on shares of Stella-Jones from C$91.00 to C$99.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of C$95.50.

Stella-Jones Company Profile

Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells pressure-treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It operates through two segments, Pressure-Treated Wood; and Logs and Lumber. The company offers railway ties and timbers for short line and commercial railroad operators; and wood utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunication companies.