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Juniper Networks (JNPR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$35.66 +0.58 (+1.65%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

About Juniper Networks Stock (NYSE:JNPR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$35.17
$36.01
50-Day Range
$35.10
$39.26
52-Week Range
$26.77
$39.79
Volume
5.71 million shs
Average Volume
5.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.81 billion
P/E Ratio
46.92
Dividend Yield
2.47%
Price Target
$39.50
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and juniper access points, which provide Wi-Fi access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN; Mist AI-driven Wired, Wireless, and WAN assurance solutions to set and measure key metrics; Mist AI-driven Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues; Juniper Paragon Automation, a modular portfolio of cloud-native software applications; and Juniper Apstra to automate the network lifecycle in a single system. Additionally, the company provides software-as-a-service, technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs. It sells its products through direct sales, distributors, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturers to end-users in the cloud, service provider, and enterprise markets. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Juniper Networks Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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94th Percentile Overall Score

JNPR MarketRank™: 

Juniper Networks scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 70th out of 650 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Juniper Networks has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Juniper Networks has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Juniper Networks' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Juniper Networks are expected to grow by 42.70% in the coming year, from $0.89 to $1.27 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Juniper Networks is 46.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Juniper Networks is 46.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 220.90.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Juniper Networks has a PEG Ratio of 11.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Juniper Networks has a P/B Ratio of 2.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Juniper Networks' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.04% of the float of Juniper Networks has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Juniper Networks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Juniper Networks has recently decreased by 9.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Juniper Networks pays a meaningful dividend of 2.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Juniper Networks does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Juniper Networks is 115.79%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Juniper Networks will have a dividend payout ratio of 69.29% next year. This indicates that Juniper Networks will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Juniper Networks' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.04% of the float of Juniper Networks has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Juniper Networks has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Juniper Networks has recently decreased by 9.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Juniper Networks has a news sentiment score of 0.99. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Juniper Networks this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Juniper Networks to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Juniper Networks insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.28% of the stock of Juniper Networks is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.95% of the stock of Juniper Networks is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Juniper Networks' insider trading history.
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JNPR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Juniper Networks' stock was trading at $29.48 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, JNPR stock has increased by 21.0% and is now trading at $35.66.
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Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The network equipment provider reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.13. Juniper Networks's revenue was down 16.8% on a year-over-year basis.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Juniper Networks: Apstra, Mist Systems, HTBase, Cyphort Inc, AppFormix, Aurrion, BTI, and more.

Top institutional investors of Juniper Networks include State Street Corp (4.76%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.88%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (1.10%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.89%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott Kriens, Rami Rahim, Manoj Leelanivas, Kenneth Bradley Miller, James A Dolce Jr, Robert Mobassaly, Anne Delsanto, Kevin A Denuccio, Marcus Jewell and William Stensrud.
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Shares of JNPR 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.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Juniper Networks investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/25/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/23 Dividend
8/30/2024
Dividend Payable
9/23/2024
Today
11/21/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/23 Dividend
12/02/2024
Dividend Payable
12/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
2/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Computer & office equipment
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
CUSIP
48203R10
Employees
3,374
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$39.50
High Stock Price Target
$40.00
Low Stock Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.13
Research Coverage
8 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$310.20 million
Pretax Margin
4.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.56 billion
Cash Flow
$2.16 per share
Book Value
$14.09 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
326,851,000
Market Cap
$11.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.93

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This page (NYSE:JNPR) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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