Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ) Reaches New 52-Week High at $51.32

Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ – Get Rating) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as C$51.32 and last traded at C$51.08, with a volume of 47698 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$50.11.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

SJ has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Scotiabank raised their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$51.00 to C$59.00 in a research note on Monday, January 9th. National Bank Financial lowered Stella-Jones from an “outperform market weight” rating to a “sector perform market weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 10th. CIBC boosted their price objective on Stella-Jones from C$54.00 to C$57.00 in a research report on Tuesday, January 10th. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of Stella-Jones from a “sector perform” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from C$42.00 to C$53.00 in a research report on Thursday, November 10th. Finally, TD Securities upped their price target on shares of Stella-Jones from C$48.00 to C$52.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 10th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of C$55.60.

Stella-Jones Stock Up 1.3 %

The company has a market capitalization of C$3.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.95, a current ratio of 5.53 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of C$48.46 and a 200-day moving average price of C$44.98.

Stella-Jones Company Profile

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Stella-Jones Inc produces and markets pressure-treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It offers railway ties and timbers for railroad operators; and wood utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunication companies. The company also provides residential lumber and accessories to retailers for outdoor applications; industrial products, including bridge and crossing timbers, foundation and marine piling, construction timbers, crane mats, fence posts, and highway guardrail posts; and coal tar-based products.