Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) Shares Acquired Rep. Julie Johnson

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently bought shares of Juniper Networks, Inc. (NYSE:JNPR). In a filing disclosed on February 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Juniper Networks stock on January 15th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE” account.

Representative Julie Johnson also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) on 1/28/2025.
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• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) on 1/28/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) on 1/28/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) on 1/27/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Progressive (NYSE:PGR) on 1/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of The Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS) on 1/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chubb (NYSE:CB) on 1/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) on 1/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on 1/17/2025.

Juniper Networks Trading Up 0.6 %

NYSE JNPR opened at $36.55 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $12.10 billion, a PE ratio of 42.50, a PEG ratio of 7.95 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Juniper Networks, Inc. has a 12 month low of $33.72 and a 12 month high of $39.79. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $37.31 and a 200-day moving average of $37.95.

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The network equipment provider reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.13). Juniper Networks had a net margin of 5.67% and a return on equity of 7.57%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Juniper Networks, Inc. will post 1.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Juniper Networks Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 24th. Investors of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.41%. Juniper Networks’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 102.33%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on JNPR shares. Argus downgraded shares of Juniper Networks from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com raised Juniper Networks from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 8th. Evercore ISI raised Juniper Networks from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Juniper Networks in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on shares of Juniper Networks from $37.00 to $39.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $39.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Juniper Networks

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in Juniper Networks by 95.7% in the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 50,131 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,828,000 after purchasing an additional 24,510 shares during the period. CWM LLC boosted its stake in shares of Juniper Networks by 29.7% in the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,471 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $252,000 after buying an additional 1,482 shares during the period. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt boosted its stake in shares of Juniper Networks by 354.3% in the third quarter. Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt now owns 3,462 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 2,700 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its stake in shares of Juniper Networks by 179.1% in the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 53,827 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,098,000 after buying an additional 34,539 shares during the period. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Juniper Networks by 11.4% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,929 shares of the network equipment provider’s stock valued at $816,000 after buying an additional 2,140 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 91.95% of the company’s stock.

About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

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.