Earnings Overview of the Stock: Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR)

The Company rose 1.48% and finished at $22.67. The daily volume was measured at 5.59 million shares. The 52-week high of the share price is $32.39 and the 52-week low is $21.49. The company has a market cap of $8.89 Billion. The stock has a P/E ratio of 13.80. Its latest closing price has a distance of -3.53% from SMA20 and is -8.03% up than SMA50.

Price Target Summary:

A price target is a projected price level as stated by an investment analyst or advisor.

A target price is an estimate of a stock’s future price based upon an earnings forecast and assumed valuation multiples.

22 Number of Wall Street brokers believe that the price target for the company may go as high as $36.00 and they suggested the Low price target according to their analysis is $23.00. According to the brokers, the Mean Price Target for the Stockis at $26.73.

Earnings Estimate & Revenue Estimate of Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) for the Current Quarter Jun 16:

For the current Quarter,28.00 analysts have given an Average earnings estimate of $0.47 per share.According to the Analysts, the Low Estimate Earnings of the current Quarter is $0.46 per share whereas, High Estimate is $0.51 per share.The Previous Year Earnings per Share (EPS) of this Quarter was $0.53.

The EPS (Earnings per share) Trend for the current Quarter is estimated at $0.47 per share while the Trend for 7 days ago was $0.48. The EPS Trend for 30, 60 and 90 Days ago were $0.52, $0.53 and $0.53 respectively.

The consensus EPS trend enables the investor to fully understand the recent direction of earnings estimates.  The trend shows the investor how the estimates have been changing as new information is published by the company.  Trends are usually shown for 90 days, 60 days, 30 days, and 7 days.

If the earnings estimates are declining over time, this is usually a signal that new information made an analyst revise their forecast downward.  Generally, an investor wants to see values that remain steady or move in a positive direction.

While looking at Revenue estimate of the company, 27 analysts have given an average revenue estimate of 1.19 billion for the current quarter.

Recent Announcement:

Juniper Netoperates, Inc. (JNPR) on April 28, 2016 stated preliminary financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and offered its outlook for the three months ending June 30, 2016.

Net revenues for the first quarter of 2016 were $1,097.9 million, an enhance of 3% year-over-year and a decrease of 17% sequentially.

Juniper’s GAAP operating margin for the first quarter of 2016 was 13.5%, an enhance from 12.3% in the first quarter of 2015, and a decrease from 21.2% in the fourth quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP operating margin for the first quarter of 2016 was 19.3%, an enhance from 18.5% in the first quarter of 2015, and a decrease from 26.0% in the fourth quarter of 2015.

Juniper posted GAAP net income of $91.4 million, or $0.23 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2016, an enhance of 14% year-over-year and a decrease of 54% sequentially. Non-GAAP net income was $142.2 million, or $0.37 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2016, an enhance of 8% year-over-over and a decrease of 43% sequentially.

During the first quarter of 2016, the Company repurchased $75 million of common stock and paid $38 million in dividends. Since the first quarter of 2014, inclusive of share repurchases and dividends, the Company has returned about $3.75 billion of capital to shareholders against its commitment to return a total of $4.1 billion by the end of 2016 and reduced its diluted share count by 22%.

Juniper Netoperates (JNPR) challenges the status quo with products, solutions and services that transform the economics of networking. Our team co-innovates with our customers and partners to deliver automated, scalable and secure netoperates with agility, performance and value. Additional information can be found at Juniper Netoperates (www.juniper.net) or connect with Juniper on Twitter and Facebook.

Investors and others should note that the Company declares material financial and operational information to its investors using its Investor Relations website, press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. The Company also intends to use the Twitter accounts @JuniperNetoperates and @Juniper_IR and the Company’s blogs as a means of disclosing information about the Company and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. The social media channels that the Company intends to use as a means of disclosing information described above may be updated from time to time as listed on the Company’s Investor Relations website.