Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) Given New C$79.00 Price Target at Royal Bank Of Canada

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) had its price objective decreased by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$82.00 to C$79.00 in a research report report published on Friday,BayStreet.CA reports. Royal Bank Of Canada currently has a sector perform rating on the stock.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on SJ. TD dropped their price target on Stella-Jones from C$106.00 to C$93.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Raymond James Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Stella-Jones from C$90.00 to C$83.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. National Bank Financial dropped their target price on shares of Stella-Jones from C$95.00 to C$92.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$99.00 to C$97.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Finally, Desjardins decreased their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$104.00 to C$99.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$91.50.

Stella-Jones Trading Up 2.7%

TSE SJ opened at C$76.66 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$4.18 billion, a PE ratio of 13.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of -0.07. The business’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 current ratio of 4.96, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.71. Stella-Jones has a 12 month low of C$69.94 and a 12 month high of C$101.31.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Stella-Jones

In other news, Director Kevin Patrick Comerford acquired 500 shares of Stella-Jones stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$72.06 per share, with a total value of C$36,030.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 6,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$445,042.56. The trade was a 8.81% increase in their position. Also, Director Kenner James acquired 937 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$73.22 per share, with a total value of C$68,607.14. Following the acquisition, the director owned 1,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$134,285.48. This represents a 104.46% increase in their ownership of the stock. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 3,443 shares of company stock valued at $247,814. 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.