Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) Given New C$99.00 Price Target at Desjardins

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) had its price objective cut by Desjardins from C$104.00 to C$99.00 in a research report released on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TD cut their price objective on shares of Stella-Jones from C$106.00 to C$93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on Stella-Jones from C$99.00 to C$97.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Raymond James Financial cut their price target on Stella-Jones from C$90.00 to C$83.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Stella-Jones from C$85.00 to C$82.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decreased their price objective on shares of Stella-Jones from C$87.00 to C$82.00 in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$91.50.

Stella-Jones Stock Performance

Shares of SJ stock opened at C$76.66 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.71, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a current ratio of 4.96. Stella-Jones has a 52 week low of C$69.94 and a 52 week high of C$101.31. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$79.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$85.32. The company has a market capitalization of C$4.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of -0.07.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Stella-Jones had a return on equity of 14.85% and a net margin of 8.66%.The firm had revenue of C$1.04 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts expect that Stella-Jones will post 6.4457565 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Stella-Jones

In other news, Director Anne Elizabeth Giardini bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of C$71.25 per share, for a total transaction of C$71,250.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 3,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$242,250. This trade represents a 41.67% increase in their ownership of the stock. Also, Director Kenner James purchased 937 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$73.22 per share, with a total value of C$68,607.14. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 1,834 shares in the company, valued at C$134,285.48. The trade was a 104.46% increase in their position. Insiders bought a total of 3,443 shares of company stock worth $247,814 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Stella-Jones

Here are the key news stories impacting Stella-Jones this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Stella-Jones reported quarterly revenue of C$1.04 billion and earnings of C$1.59 per share, with an 8.66% net margin and 14.85% return on equity. The release did not provide enough information to determine whether results exceeded analyst expectations. Stella-Jones quarterly earnings report
• Neutral Sentiment: The company’s Q2 2026 earnings call transcript provides additional management commentary and guidance that investors may use to assess demand, margins and the outlook for the remainder of the year. Stella-Jones Q2 2026 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James lowered its price target to C$83 from C$90, while maintaining an “outperform” rating. The revised target still represents approximately 8.8% potential upside, limiting the negative impact of the cut. Raymond James Stella-Jones analyst rating
• Negative Sentiment: National Bank Financial reduced its target to C$92 from C$95 and maintained a “sector perform” rating, indicating modestly positive potential return but limited conviction. National Bank Financial Stella-Jones analyst rating
• Negative Sentiment: Desjardins cut its target to C$99 from C$104 but retained a “buy” rating, implying approximately 29.8% upside and offering the most bullish view among the updated forecasts. Desjardins Stella-Jones analyst rating
• Negative Sentiment: RBC lowered its target to C$79 from C$82 and kept a “sector perform” rating, leaving only about 3.6% implied upside. RBC Stella-Jones analyst rating

About Stella-Jones

Stella-Jones Inc produces and sells lumber and wood products. The company operates in two segments: Pressure-treated wood, which includes utility poles, railway ties, residential lumber, and industrial products; and Logs & Lumber segment comprises of the sales of logs harvested in the course of the company’s procurement process that is determined to be unsuitable for use as utility poles, it also includes the sale of excess lumber to local home-building markets. The vast majority of its revenue comes from the Pressure-treated wood segment.