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Stella-Jones Inc. (TSE:SJ - Get Rating) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 9th, Zacks reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 6th will be paid a dividend of 0.20 per share on Friday, September 23rd. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.99%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 2nd. Stella-Jones Trading Up 4.6 %

SJ stock traded up C$1.77 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching C$40.28. 107,076 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 183,461. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 74.12, a quick ratio of 1.66 and a current ratio of 6.85. The business has a 50 day moving average of C$34.50 and a 200-day moving average of C$36.79. Stella-Jones has a 52-week low of C$30.54 and a 52-week high of C$46.51. The firm has a market capitalization of C$2.52 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.43.

Stella-Jones (TSE:SJ - Get Rating) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 11th. The company reported C$0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of C$0.66 by C$0.07. The business had revenue of C$651.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of C$568.57 million. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Stella-Jones will post 3.7299998 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Analysts Set New Price Targets

SJ has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. CIBC reduced their price target on Stella-Jones from C$45.00 to C$41.00 in a report on Friday, July 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Stella-Jones from C$43.00 to C$40.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 12th. National Bankshares increased their price target on Stella-Jones from C$51.00 to C$57.00 in a report on Wednesday, July 13th. Finally, TD Securities downgraded Stella-Jones from an "action list buy" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from C$50.00 to C$45.00 in a report on Saturday, June 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of C$49.71.Stella-Jones Company Profile (Get Rating)

Stella-Jones Inc produces and markets pressure-treated wood products in Canada and the United States. It offers railway ties and timbers for railroad operators; and wood utility poles for electrical utilities and telecommunication companies. The company also provides residential lumber and accessories to retailers for outdoor applications; industrial products, including bridge and crossing timbers, foundation and marine piling, construction timbers, crane mats, fence posts, and highway guardrail posts; and coal tar-based products.Read MoreFind and Profitably Trade Stocks at 52-Week LowsDisney (NYSE: DIS) Shares Just Gave Investors A Massive SignalSolar Stocks Shine Brightly After Passage Of Clean Energy Bill3 Stable Growth Stocks for Bumpy TimesLarge And Small Oil-And-Gas Stocks See Post-Earnings Bounce

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