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After finishing at $34.78 in the prior trading day, Juniper Networks Inc (NYSE: JNPR) closed at $34.67, down -0.32%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.63 million shares were traded. JNPR stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.16 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $34.23.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of JNPR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.28.
On February 04, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line but kept the price unchanged to $40.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Kaddaras Christopher Nicholas sold 90,000 shares for $35.58 per share. The transaction valued at 3,202,647 led to the insider holds 57,682 shares of the business.
Kaddaras Christopher Nicholas bought 90,000 shares of JNPR for $3,244,500 on Mar 11 ’25. On Feb 26 ’25, another insider, Leelanivas Manoj, who serves as the EVP Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 30,978 shares for $36.02 each. As a result, the insider received 1,115,865 and left with 94,771 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, JNPR now has a Market Capitalization of 11551696896 and an Enterprise Value of 12039489536. As of this moment, Juniper’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 40.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.28 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.373 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.122.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for JNPR is 0.82, which has changed by -0.049616218 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, JNPR has reached a high of $39.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.29%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.98M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3359380 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 332.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 328.92M. Insiders hold about 1.28% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.74% stake in the company. Shares short for JNPR as of 1743379200 were 9079704 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1740700800 on 8590154. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9079704 and a Short% of Float of 4.1500002.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, JNPR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.88, compared to 0.88 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025301898The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.81. The current Payout Ratio is 102.28% for JNPR, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-03 with an ex-dividend date of 1740960000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-06-16 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
