Juniper Networks, Inc. to Post Q1 2026 Earnings of $0.22 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:JNPR)

Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR) – Research analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Juniper Networks in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the network equipment provider will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Juniper Networks’ current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Juniper Networks’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on JNPR. Barclays boosted their target price on Juniper Networks from $40.00 to $41.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. StockNews.com began coverage on shares of Juniper Networks in a research report on Sunday, July 14th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Argus raised shares of Juniper Networks from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, June 18th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Juniper Networks in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $35.00.

Juniper Networks Stock Performance

JNPR opened at $37.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The company has a market capitalization of $12.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.09, a P/E/G ratio of 9.69 and a beta of 0.95. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $35.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $36.06. Juniper Networks has a 1 year low of $24.87 and a 1 year high of $38.04.

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The network equipment provider reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.09). The company had revenue of $1.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Juniper Networks had a return on equity of 10.02% and a net margin of 4.19%.

Juniper Networks Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were given a dividend of $0.22 per share. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.36%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd. Juniper Networks’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 127.54%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Kenneth Bradley Miller sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.00, for a total value of $1,440,000.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 29,435 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,059,660. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other news, CEO Rami Rahim sold 5,555 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.86, for a total transaction of $193,647.30. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 986,764 shares in the company, valued at $34,398,593.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kenneth Bradley Miller sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.00, for a total value of $1,440,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 29,435 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,059,660. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 145,889 shares of company stock valued at $5,243,973 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.28% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Juniper Networks

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JNPR. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in Juniper Networks during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Hartford Financial Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Juniper Networks by 51.3% in the fourth quarter. Hartford Financial Management Inc. now owns 973 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 330 shares in the last quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Juniper Networks in the first quarter valued at about $43,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. bought a new position in Juniper Networks during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its stake in Juniper Networks by 34.4% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,439 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 368 shares in the last quarter. 91.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Juniper Networks Company 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.