Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Juniper Networks, Inc. NYSE: JNPR. In a filing disclosed on March 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Juniper Networks stock on February 12th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE" account.
Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Norfolk Southern NYSE: NSC on 2/25/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Union Pacific NYSE: UNP on 2/25/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Bank of New York Mellon NYSE: BK on 2/24/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of BlackRock NYSE: BLK on 2/24/2025.
- Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group NYSE: PNC on 2/24/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Progressive NYSE: PGR on 2/24/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group NYSE: GS on 2/24/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 2/24/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Capital One Financial NYSE: COF on 2/14/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Progressive NYSE: PGR on 2/14/2025.
Juniper Networks Stock Performance
NYSE JNPR opened at $35.57 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $36.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $37.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company has a market cap of $11.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.86. Juniper Networks, Inc. has a 1-year low of $33.72 and a 1-year high of $39.79.
Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The network equipment provider reported $0.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.13). Juniper Networks had a net margin of 5.67% and a return on equity of 7.57%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Juniper Networks, Inc. will post 1.33 EPS for the current year.
Juniper Networks Dividend Announcement
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 3rd. Juniper Networks's dividend payout ratio is currently 102.33%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Juniper Networks by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 43,264,855 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $1,620,269,000 after purchasing an additional 599,214 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Juniper Networks by 3.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 15,758,844 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $614,280,000 after purchasing an additional 574,418 shares during the period. FIL Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Juniper Networks by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. FIL Ltd now owns 12,752,814 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $477,593,000 after purchasing an additional 2,167,567 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Juniper Networks by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 9,897,002 shares of the network equipment provider's stock valued at $370,461,000 after purchasing an additional 356,672 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Juniper Networks in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $262,618,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 91.95% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
JNPR has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Argus cut Juniper Networks from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com cut Juniper Networks from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Barclays boosted their target price on Juniper Networks from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Juniper Networks from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $40.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Juniper Networks currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $39.80.
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Insider Activity
In related news, COO Manoj Leelanivas sold 30,978 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.02, for a total transaction of $1,115,827.56. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 94,771 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,413,651.42. This represents a 24.63 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.28% of the company's stock.
About Representative Johnson
Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson's career experience includes working as an attorney.
About Juniper Networks
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Juniper Networks, Inc designs, develops, and sells network products and services worldwide. The company offers routing products, such as ACX series universal access routers to deploy high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that function as a universal edge platform; PTX series packet transport routers; wide-area network SDN controllers; and session smart routers.
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