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SJMThe J.M. Smucker CompanySell5.3·$121.39+0.63%
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

J.M. Smucker Company trades at an attractive forward price-to-earnings ratio of 10.8x with a PEG of 0.06, but a quality score below the minimum threshold, heavy customer and supplier concentration, a confirmed death cross, and the stock already trading above its price target leave the current setup unattractive for new entry.

Thesis pillars

  • Attractive Value Multiple Below Threshold QualityStable
  • Heavy Customer And Supplier ConcentrationImproving
  • Death Cross Recovery PatternImproving
  • +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning

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The J.M. Smucker Company (SJM) Stock Analysis

SellValueGrowthModerate Confidence

Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $121.39: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.38; Below-average business quality.

J.M. Smucker manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products — including Folgers, Jif, Smucker's, Uncrustables, Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, and Hostess — sold primarily in the United States through four segments that comprised 86% of fiscal 2025 net sales. Walmart accounted... Read more

$121.39-7.4% A.UpsideScore 5.3/10#24 of 35 Packaged Foods
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield7.80%
IncomeYield3.77%(5y avg 3.38%)Payout86.06%at-risk
Stop $114.77Target $123.93(resistance)A.R:R -0.8:1
Analyst target$124.88+2.9%16 analysts
$123.93our TP
$121.39price
$124.88mean
$102
$137

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $121.39: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.38; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/9 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news boost analyst 0.35, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.

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About The J.M. Smucker Company

About The J.M. Smucker Company

Walmart Inc. and subsidiaries accounted for 33% of J.M. Smucker's net sales in fiscal 2025, and the company's top 10 customers together represented approximately 60% of consolidated net sales. The company operates four reportable segments — U.S. Retail Coffee, U.S. Retail Frozen Handheld and Spreads, U.S. Retail Pet Foods, and Sweet Baked Snacks — which together comprised 86% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2025, with the remaining 4% of total net sales generated outside the U.S.

J.M. Smucker earns revenue by manufacturing and marketing branded food and beverage products — coffee, peanut butter, fruit spreads, frozen sandwiches, pet food and snacks, and sweet baked goods — sold primarily through direct sales and brokers to food retailers, club stores, discount and dollar stores, online retailers, pet specialty stores, drug stores, military commissaries, and mass merchandisers across North America. Key brands include Folgers, Café Bustelo, Dunkin' (under license through January 2039), Jif, Smucker's, Uncrustables, Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, and Hostess. Raw materials are largely agricultural commodities and packaging materials purchased from numerous suppliers, though the company sources certain plastic packaging for Folgers and Jif products, along with finished goods such as K-Cup pods, Pup-Peroni, and liquid coffee, from primary or single sources under long-term contracts. Green coffee is sourced solely from foreign countries and is subject to price volatility from weather, geopolitical conflicts, and agricultural policy changes.

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J.M. Smucker's customer concentration centers heavily on a single retailer: Walmart and its subsidiaries accounted for 33% of net sales in fiscal 2025, roughly unchanged from 34% two years earlier, while no other single customer exceeded 10%. Combined with a top-10 customer base representing approximately 60% of consolidated net sales amid ongoing consolidation among supermarkets, warehouse clubs, and food distributors, the 10-K acknowledges that a significant portion of future revenue will continue to depend on a limited number of large retail accounts — a structural feature of the packaged-food distribution model rather than a temporary condition the company expects to change.

See also: Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods

From The J.M. Smucker Company's most recent 10-K filing, extracted August 9, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-08-15

Recent Developments — The J.M. Smucker Company

Generated 2026-08-15T10:47:37Z.

TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Aug 26, 202612d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
Recent Analyst detected in news
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: top 10 customers (60.0%)
Concentration risk — Geographic: United States
Target reached (-7.4% upside)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)
P/E (Fwd)11.2
Mkt Cap$12.9B
EV/EBITDA10.4
Profit Mgn-1.5%
ROE-2.4%
Rev Growth5.8%
Beta0.25
Dividend3.77%
Rating analysts23

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9

Options Flow

P/C1.38bearish
IV52%elevated

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • MEDIUMCustomerWalmart Inc.33%
    10-K Item 1: 'Sales to Walmart Inc. and subsidiaries amounted to 33 percent of net sales in both 2025 and 2024 and 34 percent of net sales in 2023.'
  • HIGHCustomertop 10 customers60%
    10-K Item 1: 'During 2025, our top 10 customers, collectively, accounted for approximately 60 percent of consolidated net sales.'
  • HIGHGeographicUnited States
    10-K Item 1: 'the majority of our sales are in the United States ("U.S.") ... Net sales outside the U.S., subject to foreign currency translation, represented 4 percent of consolidated net sales for 2025'
  • HIGHSupplierprimary or single sources of supply
    10-K Item 1: 'we have elected to source certain plastic packaging materials for our Folgers® coffee products, as well as our Jif®peanut butter, and certain finished goods, such as K-Cup® pods, our Pup-Peroni®dog snacks, and liquid coffee, from primary or single sources of supply'
  • HIGHCommoditygreen coffee
    10-K Item 1: 'Green coffee, along with certain other raw materials, is sourced solely from foreign countries, and its supply and price is subject to high volatility'

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Rating Breakdown

3 floor-breakers

Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static

Quality Rank
2.2
Value Rank
2.8
Growth Rank
5.7

Unprofitable operations — net margin -1.5%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe
0.0
Net Margin
0.0
Gross Margin
2.9
Current Ratio
3.1
Roa
3.4
Moat
3.6
Piotroski F
6.7
Operating Margin
7.4
No competitive moat

Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Revenue Growth
3.9
Low model confidence on this dimension (33%).
GatesA.R:R -0.8=NEGATIVEMomentum 5.3<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)EARNINGS PROXIMITY 12d<=14d (soft)Momentum 5.3>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS BOOST ANALYST 0.35SEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Moderate
RSI
53 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $110.58Resistance $126.46

Price Targets

$115
$124
A.Upside-7.4%
A.R:R-0.8:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (-7.4% upside)
! Quality below floor (3.4 < 4.0)
! Negative risk/reward — downside exceeds upside

Earnings

B
B
M
M
2/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-08-26 (12d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is SJM stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $121.39: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.3/10. Specifically: Elevated put/call ratio: 1.38; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $114.77. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.

What is the SJM stock price target?

Take-profit target: $123.93 (-7.4% upside). Prior stop was $114.77. Stop-loss: $114.77.

What are the risks of investing in SJM?

Concentration risk — Customer: top 10 customers (60.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: United States; Target reached (-7.4% upside).

Is SJM overvalued or undervalued?

The J.M. Smucker Company trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 11.2). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about SJM?

23 analysts cover SJM with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $125.

What does The J.M. Smucker Company do?J.M. Smucker manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products — including Folgers, Jif, Smucker's,...

J.M. Smucker manufactures and markets branded food and beverage products — including Folgers, Jif, Smucker's, Uncrustables, Meow Mix, Milk-Bone, and Hostess — sold primarily in the United States through four segments that comprised 86% of fiscal 2025 net sales. Walmart accounted for 33% of net sales, and the company's top 10 customers together represented approximately 60% of consolidated net sales.

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