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It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Juniper Networks Announces Date and Webcast Information for Upcoming Investor Event.
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Juniper Networks Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Technology sector while operating in the Communication Equipment industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $37.37 and fluctuated between $37.38 as its day high and $36.97 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Juniper Networks Inc is $12.12B. A total of 2.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.15M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, JNPR has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 30 BUYs and 45 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 491,930 shares during that period but sold 441,909.
In the most recent transaction, Leelanivas Manoj sold 12,291 shares of JNPR for 36.95 per share on Feb 21. After the transaction, the EVP Chief Operating Officer now owns 57,046 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 21, Mobassaly Robert sold 5,173 shares at 36.78 per share. JNPR shares that SVP General Counsel owns now total 36,061.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Leelanivas Manoj disposed of 79,267 shares on Feb 20 at a per-share price of $36.97. This resulted in the EVP Chief Operating Officer holding 69,337 shares of JNPR after the transaction. In another insider transaction, DENUCCIO KEVIN A sold 3,500 shares at $37.10 per share on Feb 16. Company shares held by the Director now total 13,868.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Juniper Networks Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.35%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 39.24. JNPR’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/29/2024 when it declared a $0.22 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/22/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/22/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/30/2023. The JNPR stock dividend was $0.22 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, JNPR has a high of $38.04 and a low of $24.87.
As of this writing, JNPR has an earnings estimate of $0.4 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 13 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.46 per share and a lower estimate of $0.35. The company reported an EPS of $0.6 in the last quarter, which was 9.10% higher than expectations of $0.55.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. JNPR’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.24B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.83B in debt and $1.88B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $14.03, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $4.32B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for JNPR is Buy with a score of 3.20.
