A share price of Juniper Networks Inc [JNPR] is currently trading at $36.08, up 1.21%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The JNPR shares have gain 2.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.93%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Juniper Networks Inc [NYSE: JNPR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 04, 2025, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $40 for it. On June 18, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $29 on October 10, 2023. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform and reduced its price target to $37 on July 24, 2023. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on July 20, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $31. In a note dated June 30, 2023, Citigroup initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $38 on this stock.
Juniper Networks Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $33.72 and $39.79. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $40 within the next 12 months. Juniper Networks Inc [NYSE: JNPR] shares were valued at $36.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.86% based on the average JNPR price forecast.
Analyzing the JNPR fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Juniper Networks Inc [NYSE:JNPR] were 5.07B which represents 2.88% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.59% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.06 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.38.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 35.56 points at the first support level, and at 35.04 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 36.42, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 36.76.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Juniper Networks Inc [NYSE:JNPR] is 1.46. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.14, while the Cash Ratio is 0.52. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.35, the price to book ratio is 2.57 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 42.16.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Miller Kenneth Bradley, EVP CFO, that happened on Jul 02 ’24 when 40000.0 shares were sold. EVP CFO, Miller Kenneth Bradley completed a deal on Jul 01 ’24 to sell 40000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP CFO Miller Kenneth Bradley sold 28669.0 shares on Jul 03 ’24.
