How to buy Juniper Networks (JNPR) stocks

Juniper Networks is a communication equipment business based in the US. Juniper Networks shares (JNPR) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $38.43 – a decrease of 0.05% over the previous week. Juniper Networks employs 11,144 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5 billion.

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Juniper Networks stock price (NYSE: JNPR)

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Juniper Networks stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2025-01-15.

Latest market close	$38.43
52-week range	$33.69 - $39.55
50-day moving average more info button	$37.39
200-day moving average more info button	$37.22
Wall St. target price	$39.70
PE ratio more info button	50.8816
Dividend yield more info button	$0.88 (2.28%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$0.76

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Juniper Networks price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $38.43 from 2025-01-17

1 week (2025-01-14)	-0.21%
1 month (2024-12-20)	3.20%
3 months (2024-10-21)	-2.11%
6 months (2024-07-19)	3.06%

1 year (2024-01-19)	2.73%
2 years (2023-01-20)	28.92%
3 years (2022-01-21)	26.76%
5 years (2020-01-21)	81.20%

Is Juniper Networks stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Juniper Networks stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Juniper Networks's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Juniper Networks's P/E ratio

Juniper Networks's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 51x. In other words, Juniper Networks shares trade at around 51x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Juniper Networks's PEG ratio

Juniper Networks's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.1853. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Juniper Networks's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Juniper Networks's EBITDA

Juniper Networks's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $498.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Juniper Networks's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Juniper Networks financials

Revenue TTM	$5 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.45%
Gross profit TTM	$3 billion
Return on assets TTM	2.18%
Return on equity TTM	5.58%
Profit margin	4.97%
Book value	$14.03
Market Capitalization more info button	$12.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Juniper Networks's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Juniper Networks.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Juniper Networks's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 19.55

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Juniper Networks's overall score of 19.55 (as at 12/31/2018) is excellent – landing it in it in the 15th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Juniper Networks is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Juniper Networks's environmental score

Environmental score: 2.38/100

Juniper Networks's environmental score of 2.38 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Juniper Networks is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Juniper Networks's social score

Social score: 11.77/100

Juniper Networks's social score of 11.77 puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Juniper Networks is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Juniper Networks's governance score

Governance score: 10.4/100

Juniper Networks's governance score puts it squarely in the 6th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Juniper Networks is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Juniper Networks's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Juniper Networks scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Juniper Networks has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Juniper Networks Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	19.55
Total ESG percentile	15.06
Environmental score	2.38
Environmental score percentile	6
Social score	11.77
Social score percentile	6
Governance score	10.4
Governance score percentile	6
Level of controversy	2

Juniper Networks stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 52.07% of net profits

Recently Juniper Networks has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Juniper Networks shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Juniper Networks's case, that would currently equate to about $0.88 per share.

Juniper Networks's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Juniper Networks's most recent dividend payout was on 22 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 1 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Juniper Networks's stocks ever split?

Juniper Networks's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 June 2000 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Juniper Networks stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Juniper Networks stocks, which in turn could have impacted Juniper Networks's stock price.

Juniper Networks stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Juniper Networks's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $33.6885 up to $39.5463. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Juniper Networks's is 0.921. This would suggest that Juniper Networks's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Juniper Networks overview

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. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and juniper access points, which provide Wi-Fi access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN; Mist AI-driven Wired, Wireless, and WAN assurance solutions to set and measure key metrics; Mist AI-driven Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues; Juniper Paragon Automation, a modular portfolio of cloud-native software applications; and Juniper Apstra to automate the network lifecycle in a single system. Additionally, the company provides software-as-a-service, technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Juniper Networks is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.28% of Juniper Networks stocks are held by insiders and 86.451% by institutions. How many people work for Juniper Networks?
Latest data suggests 11,144 work at Juniper Networks. When does the fiscal year end for Juniper Networks?
Juniper Networks's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Juniper Networks based?
Juniper Networks's address is: 1133 Innovation Way, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94089 What is Juniper Networks's ISIN number?
Juniper Networks's international securities identification number is: US48203R1041 What is Juniper Networks's CUSIP number?
Juniper Networks's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 481905503

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