The J. M. Smucker Company

NYSE:SJM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.1b

J. M. Smucker Valuation

Is SJM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SJM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SJM ($112.97) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($246.94)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SJM is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SJM?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

SJM key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.5x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA10.8x
PEG Ratio1.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SJM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SJM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20x
CPB Campbell Soup
17.4x12.5%US$12.7b
CAG Conagra Brands
14.7x8.0%US$14.0b
HRL Hormel Foods
21.9x9.9%US$16.8b
MKC McCormick
26x7.5%US$18.1b
SJM J. M. Smucker
16.1x11.8%US$12.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SJM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the peer average (20x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SJM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Food Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a9.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SJM is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the US Food industry average (14.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SJM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SJM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio16.2x
Fair PE Ratio22x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SJM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.1x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (22.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SJM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$113.60
US$128.03
+12.7%
5.8%US$140.00US$114.00n/a17
Jun ’25US$111.64
US$129.98
+16.4%
5.5%US$140.00US$114.00n/a17
May ’25US$113.60
US$131.96
+16.2%
6.1%US$152.00US$114.00n/a18
Apr ’25US$124.73
US$133.02
+6.6%
7.3%US$152.00US$114.00n/a18
Mar ’25US$122.54
US$133.33
+8.8%
7.5%US$152.00US$114.00n/a17
Feb ’25US$133.74
US$131.09
-2.0%
8.8%US$153.00US$108.00n/a17
Jan ’25US$126.38
US$127.60
+1.0%
7.7%US$140.00US$108.00n/a15
Dec ’24US$111.42
US$126.17
+13.2%
6.8%US$140.00US$109.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$112.99
US$134.46
+19.0%
8.8%US$158.00US$109.00n/a13
Oct ’24US$122.91
US$141.00
+14.7%
7.3%US$160.00US$123.00n/a13
Sep ’24US$142.49
US$150.77
+5.8%
6.7%US$170.00US$131.00n/a13
Aug ’24US$149.67
US$150.71
+0.7%
7.5%US$170.00US$129.00n/a14
Jul ’24US$147.67
US$151.07
+2.3%
7.1%US$170.00US$135.00n/a14
Jun ’24US$144.90
US$152.57
+5.3%
8.8%US$170.00US$128.00US$111.6414
May ’24US$157.04
US$152.62
-2.8%
9.2%US$170.00US$128.00US$113.6013
Apr ’24US$157.37
US$152.36
-3.2%
9.2%US$170.00US$128.00US$124.7311
Mar ’24US$145.25
US$151.58
+4.4%
9.3%US$170.00US$128.00US$122.5412
Feb ’24US$152.08
US$150.64
-0.9%
9.9%US$170.00US$123.00US$133.7414
Jan ’24US$158.46
US$150.14
-5.2%
9.8%US$170.00US$123.00US$126.3814
Dec ’23US$153.94
US$143.77
-6.6%
8.4%US$162.00US$123.00US$111.4213
Nov ’23US$149.31
US$141.31
-5.4%
9.0%US$160.00US$124.00US$112.9913
Oct ’23US$137.41
US$140.69
+2.4%
10.1%US$160.00US$111.00US$122.9113
Sep ’23US$141.99
US$140.08
-1.3%
9.8%US$160.00US$111.00US$142.4913
Aug ’23US$134.05
US$131.08
-2.2%
9.9%US$145.00US$107.00US$149.6713
Jul ’23US$131.19
US$130.79
-0.3%
9.5%US$145.00US$107.00US$147.6714
Jun ’23US$124.55
US$132.47
+6.4%
9.0%US$153.00US$109.00US$144.9015

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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