Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) Shares Bought by Cwm LLC

Cwm LLC raised its holdings in shares of Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) by 17.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,621 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 530 shares during the quarter. Cwm LLC’s holdings in Juniper Networks were worth $107,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Hartford Financial Management Inc. raised its holdings in Juniper Networks by 51.3% during the fourth quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 973 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Juniper Networks by 34.4% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,439 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 368 shares in the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its position in Juniper Networks by 90.9% in the fourth quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 1,531 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 729 shares during the last quarter. Planned Solutions Inc. acquired a new position in Juniper Networks in the fourth quarter valued at $74,000. Finally, Buck Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Juniper Networks by 466.4% during the third quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 2,917 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $81,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.95% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Juniper Networks news, CEO Rami Rahim sold 5,556 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.10, for a total value of $206,127.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 829,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,770,962.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Juniper Networks news, CEO Rami Rahim sold 5,556 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.10, for a total transaction of $206,127.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 829,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,770,962.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, COO Manoj Leelanivas sold 98,530 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.00, for a total value of $3,645,610.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 73,684 shares in the company, valued at $2,726,308. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 221,856 shares of company stock valued at $8,187,658. 1.28% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Juniper Networks Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of JNPR opened at $34.78 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $36.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.19. Juniper Networks, Inc. has a twelve month low of $24.87 and a twelve month high of $38.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.41, a PEG ratio of 8.76 and a beta of 0.98.

Juniper Networks Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 24th. Investors of record on Monday, June 3rd will be paid a $0.22 dividend. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 3rd. Juniper Networks’s payout ratio is currently 127.54%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on JNPR. Barclays upped their target price on Juniper Networks from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Juniper Networks in a report on Friday, April 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $40.00 price objective (up from $35.00) on shares of Juniper Networks in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Juniper Networks from $31.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Juniper Networks in a report on Thursday, January 11th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $34.55.

Juniper Networks Profile

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.