JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JBG SMITH Properties is a real estate investment trust, which engages in owning, operating, investing in, and developing a portfolio of mixed-use properties. It operates through the following segments: Multifamily, Commercial, and Other. The Multifamily segment refers to the commercial buildings with public areas, retail spaces, and walkable streets. The Commercial segment rents to federal government tenants. The Other segment relates to development assets, corporate entities, land assets for which are the ground lessor and the elimination of inter-segment activity. The company was founded on October 27, 2016, and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.46 to $14.76
• 50-Day Range: $14.03 to $16.48
• 52-Week Range: $13.65 to $18.86
• Volume: 490,837 shs
• Average Volume: 819,295 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.78%
• Price Target: $16.00
• Consensus Rating: Sell

JBG SMITH Properties Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JBG SMITH Properties scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 827th out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

JBG SMITH Properties has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JBG SMITH Properties has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JBG SMITH Properties is -8.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JBG SMITH Properties is -8.77, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

JBG SMITH Properties has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.92% of the float of JBG SMITH Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JBG SMITH Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JBG SMITH Properties has recently decreased by 3.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

JBG SMITH Properties is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.83%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

JBG SMITH Properties does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.79

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.92% of the float of JBG SMITH Properties has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JBG SMITH Properties has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JBG SMITH Properties has recently decreased by 3.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.62

News Sentiment

JBG SMITH Properties has a news sentiment score of 1.62. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for JBG SMITH Properties this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, JBG SMITH Properties insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.40% of the stock of JBG SMITH Properties is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.46% of the stock of JBG SMITH Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JBGS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JBGS shares performed this year?

JBG SMITH Properties' stock was trading at $15.37 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, JBGS shares have decreased by 4.7% and is now trading at $14.64.
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How were JBG SMITH Properties' earnings last quarter?

JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.38) by $0.52. The firm earned $108.43 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $116.31 million. JBG SMITH Properties had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.26% and a negative net margin of 26.22%.

Who are JBG SMITH Properties' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of JBG SMITH Properties include Rhumbline Advisers (0.32%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.10%), Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (0.05%) and Yousif Capital Management LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert Alexander Stewart, Scott A Estes, George Laucks Xanders, Steven A Museles, Alan S Forman, David Peter Paul and Madhumita Moina Banerjee.
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How do I buy shares of JBG SMITH Properties?

Shares of JBGS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of JBG SMITH Properties own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that JBG SMITH Properties investors own include Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/18/2025
• Today: 4/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/29/2025
• Record date for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/22 Dividend: 5/08/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:JBGS
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:JBGS
• CIK: 1689796
• Web: www.jbgsmith.com
• Phone: (240) 333-3600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 910
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.00
• High Stock Price Target: $17.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.3%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.67)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-79,980,000.00
• Net Margins: -26.22%
• Pretax Margin: -32.34%
• Return on Equity: -7.26%
• Return on Assets: -2.74%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.42
• Current Ratio: 3.73
• Quick Ratio: 3.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $547.31 million
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: $0.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.31
• Book Value: $21.94 per share
• Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,048,000
• Free Float: 79,403,000
• Market Cap: $1.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08