Juniper Networks (JNPR) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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JNPR Stock Forecast


Juniper Networks stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $35.47 (represents a -8.11% downside from JNPR’s last price of $38.60) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 11 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

JNPR Price Target


The average price target for Juniper Networks (JNPR) is $35.47 based on 1-year price targets from 11 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $46.00 to $22.00. This represents a potential -8.11% downside from JNPR's last price of $38.60.

JNPR Analyst Ratings


Buy

According to 11 Wall Street analysts, Juniper Networks's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for JNPR stock is 1 'Strong Buy' (9.09%), 7 'Buy' (63.64%), 2 'Hold' (18.18%), 1 'Sell' (9.09%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Juniper Networks Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Jun 18, 2024Jason KreyerCraig-Hallum$22.00$35.54-38.10%-43.01%
Jun 18, 2024Jim KelleherArgus Research$40.00$35.5012.68%3.63%
Jan 11, 2024Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley$40.00$37.755.96%3.63%
Aug 30, 2023Meta MarshallMorgan Stanley$38.00$28.6132.84%-1.55%
Jul 28, 2023Alex HendersonNeedham$33.00$27.6419.39%-14.51%
Feb 01, 2023-Rosenblatt Securities$34.00$32.305.26%-11.92%
Feb 01, 2023-Citigroup$35.00$32.308.36%-9.33%
Feb 01, 2023-Needham$39.00$32.3020.74%1.04%
Dec 20, 2022-J.P. Morgan$42.00$31.7432.33%8.81%
Dec 13, 2022-Morgan Stanley$29.00$33.05-12.25%-24.87%
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The latest Juniper Networks stock forecast, released on Jun 18, 2024 by Jason Kreyer from Craig-Hallum, set a price target of $22.00, which represents a -38.10% decrease from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($35.54), and a -43.01% decrease from JNPR last price ($38.60).

Juniper Networks Price Target by Period


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# Anlaysts-23
Avg Price Target-$31.00$34.00
Last Closing Price$38.60$38.60$38.60
Upside/Downside-100.00%-19.69%-11.92%

In the current month, the average price target of Juniper Networks stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to Juniper Networks's last price of $38.60. This month's average price target is down -100.00% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Jul 26, 2024BarclaysEqual-WeightEqual-WeightHold
Jan 10, 2024UBSBuyBuyHold
Nov 29, 2023UBSNeutralNeutralHold
Oct 16, 2023CitigroupBuyBuyHold
Aug 30, 2023CitigroupBuyBuyHold
Jul 28, 2023NeedhamBuyBuyHold
May 18, 2023NeedhamHoldHoldHold
Mar 30, 2023Evercore ISI-OutperformUpgrade
Mar 06, 2023Goldman Sachs-BuyInitialise
Feb 01, 2023BarclaysOverweightOverweightHold
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Juniper Networks's last stock rating was published by Barclays on Jul 26, 2024. The company gave JNPR a "Equal-Weight" rating, the same as its previous rate.

Juniper Networks Financial Forecast


Juniper Networks Revenue Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
Revenue------------$1.36B$1.40B$1.43B$1.37B$1.45B$1.41B$1.27B$1.17B$1.30B$1.19B$1.17B$1.07B$1.22B$1.14B$1.09B$998.00M$1.21B$1.13B
Avg Forecast$1.53B$1.41B$1.30B$1.26B$1.37B$1.32B$1.25B$1.20B$1.35B$1.27B$1.25B$1.23B$1.41B$1.39B$1.42B$1.34B$1.48B$1.26B$1.26B$1.16B$1.27B$1.20B$1.14B$1.06B$1.19B$1.12B$1.05B$1.00B$1.19B$1.14B
High Forecast$1.60B$1.47B$1.35B$1.31B$1.42B$1.38B$1.30B$1.25B$1.40B$1.38B$1.30B$1.28B$1.42B$1.41B$1.47B$1.39B$1.54B$1.31B$1.34B$1.24B$1.35B$1.28B$1.22B$1.13B$1.27B$1.20B$1.12B$1.07B$1.27B$1.22B
Low Forecast$1.49B$1.37B$1.27B$1.22B$1.33B$1.29B$1.22B$1.17B$1.31B$1.22B$1.21B$1.20B$1.40B$1.37B$1.38B$1.30B$1.44B$1.22B$1.22B$1.12B$1.23B$1.16B$1.10B$1.02B$1.16B$1.09B$1.02B$970.15M$1.15B$1.11B
# Analysts5454434358547129955556666999988
Surprise %------------0.97%1.01%1.01%1.02%0.98%1.13%1.01%1.01%1.02%0.99%1.03%1.02%1.02%1.01%1.03%0.99%1.02%0.99%

Juniper Networks's average Quarter revenue forecast for Mar 24 based on 4 analysts is $1.23B, with a low forecast of $1.20B, and a high forecast of $1.28B. JNPR's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -9.78% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $1.36B (Dec 23).

Juniper Networks EBITDA Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts5454434358547129955556666999988
EBITDA------------$125.70M$87.60M$315.40M$164.10M$251.60M$229.20M$118.20M$132.40M$231.70M$182.40M$147.90M$36.30M$112.10M$182.70M$157.40M$102.40M$249.20M$194.00M
Avg Forecast$239.23M$220.48M$203.06M$195.89M$213.52M$206.49M$195.08M$187.84M$210.03M$197.41M$194.67M$142.75M$219.44M$216.75M$220.71M$129.77M$231.36M$206.72M$196.09M$117.97M$197.87M$187.28M$178.05M$29.04M$186.29M$175.30M$164.37M$110.59M$185.07M$178.45M
High Forecast$248.96M$229.45M$211.31M$203.86M$222.20M$214.89M$203.02M$195.48M$218.57M$215.64M$202.59M$171.30M$220.99M$220.04M$229.68M$155.73M$240.77M$248.06M$209.25M$141.57M$211.14M$199.85M$190.00M$34.85M$198.79M$187.06M$175.39M$132.71M$197.48M$190.42M
Low Forecast$232.60M$214.38M$197.43M$190.47M$207.60M$200.77M$189.68M$182.63M$204.21M$189.82M$189.28M$114.20M$217.88M$213.51M$214.59M$103.82M$224.96M$165.38M$189.62M$94.38M$191.34M$181.10M$172.17M$23.23M$180.14M$169.51M$158.94M$88.47M$178.96M$172.56M
Surprise %------------0.57%0.40%1.43%1.26%1.09%1.11%0.60%1.12%1.17%0.97%0.83%1.25%0.60%1.04%0.96%0.93%1.35%1.09%

4 analysts predict JNPR's average Quarter EBITDA for Mar 24 to be $142.75M, with a high of $171.30M and a low of $114.20M. This is 13.56% upper than Juniper Networks's previous annual EBITDA (Dec 23) of $125.70M.

Juniper Networks Net Income Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts5454434358547129955556666999988
Net Income------------$124.30M$76.10M$24.40M$85.40M$180.40M$121.50M$113.40M$55.70M$132.90M$88.90M$62.00M$-31.10M$30.80M$145.40M$61.20M$20.40M$168.40M$99.30M
Avg Forecast$258.85M$207.42M$134.58M$126.94M$200.54M$177.03M$147.47M$124.60M$183.96M$150.66M$146.24M$69.50M$211.25M$181.67M$181.19M$63.18M$215.87M$100.75M$148.05M$57.44M$174.90M$152.73M$129.28M$-24.88M$177.00M$144.51M$113.74M$22.03M$191.22M$153.65M
High Forecast$272.53M$218.39M$141.69M$133.65M$211.14M$186.39M$155.27M$131.19M$193.69M$188.32M$153.97M$83.40M$217.85M$191.58M$190.77M$75.82M$227.29M$120.90M$160.96M$68.93M$190.15M$166.05M$140.55M$-19.90M$192.44M$157.12M$123.66M$26.44M$207.90M$167.05M
Low Forecast$249.53M$199.95M$129.73M$122.36M$193.32M$170.65M$142.16M$120.11M$177.34M$134.96M$140.97M$55.60M$204.65M$171.76M$174.66M$50.55M$208.10M$80.60M$141.70M$45.95M$167.39M$146.17M$123.73M$-29.86M$169.40M$138.31M$108.86M$17.63M$183.01M$147.06M
Surprise %------------0.59%0.42%0.13%1.35%0.84%1.21%0.77%0.97%0.76%0.58%0.48%1.25%0.17%1.01%0.54%0.93%0.88%0.65%

Juniper Networks's average Quarter net income forecast for Mar 24 is $69.50M, with a range of $55.60M to $83.40M. JNPR's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -44.08% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $124.30M (Dec 23).

Juniper Networks SG&A Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts5454434358547129955556666999988
SG&A------------$372.90M$371.80M$373.50M$371.20M$356.40M$351.50M$341.50M$333.50M$341.50M$318.40M$328.80M$313.80M$323.30M$289.10M$283.30M$298.50M$301.40M$296.50M
Avg Forecast$410.63M$378.45M$348.53M$336.24M$366.49M$354.43M$334.85M$322.41M$360.50M$338.85M$334.15M$416.15M$376.65M$372.05M$378.83M$378.31M$397.12M$360.85M$336.59M$343.92M$339.63M$321.46M$305.62M$251.04M$319.76M$300.90M$282.13M$322.38M$317.65M$306.30M
High Forecast$427.33M$393.84M$362.71M$349.91M$381.40M$368.85M$348.47M$335.52M$375.16M$370.13M$347.74M$499.37M$379.32M$377.68M$394.24M$453.98M$413.28M$433.02M$359.17M$412.71M$362.42M$343.03M$326.12M$301.25M$341.21M$321.08M$301.05M$386.86M$338.96M$326.85M
Low Forecast$399.25M$367.97M$338.88M$326.92M$356.34M$344.62M$325.57M$313.48M$350.51M$325.82M$324.89M$332.92M$373.98M$366.48M$368.34M$302.65M$386.12M$288.68M$325.47M$275.14M$328.42M$310.85M$295.53M$200.83M$309.20M$290.96M$272.81M$257.90M$307.17M$296.19M
Surprise %------------0.99%1.00%0.99%0.98%0.90%0.97%1.01%0.97%1.01%0.99%1.08%1.25%1.01%0.96%1.00%0.93%0.95%0.97%

Juniper Networks's average Quarter SG&A projection for Mar 24 is $416.15M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $332.92M to $499.37M. The forecast indicates a 11.60% rise compared to JNPR last annual SG&A of $372.90M (Dec 23).

Juniper Networks EPS Forecast

Dec 26Sep 26Jun 26Mar 26Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jun 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19
# Analysts5454434358547129955556666999988
EPS------------$0.39$0.24$0.08$0.26$0.56$0.38$0.35$0.17$0.41$0.27$0.19$-0.10$0.09$0.44$0.18$0.06$0.50$0.29
Avg Forecast$0.78$0.62$0.40$0.38$0.60$0.53$0.44$0.37$0.55$0.45$0.44$0.41$0.63$0.55$0.54$0.43$0.65$0.45$0.45$0.32$0.53$0.46$0.39$0.25$0.53$0.43$0.34$0.24$0.57$0.46
High Forecast$0.82$0.66$0.43$0.40$0.63$0.56$0.47$0.39$0.58$0.57$0.46$0.43$0.65$0.58$0.57$0.46$0.68$0.47$0.48$0.34$0.57$0.50$0.42$0.28$0.58$0.47$0.37$0.27$0.62$0.50
Low Forecast$0.75$0.60$0.39$0.37$0.58$0.51$0.43$0.36$0.53$0.41$0.42$0.39$0.62$0.52$0.52$0.42$0.63$0.43$0.43$0.30$0.50$0.44$0.37$0.24$0.51$0.42$0.33$0.23$0.55$0.44
Surprise %------------0.61%0.44%0.15%0.60%0.86%0.85%0.79%0.54%0.78%0.59%0.49%-0.38%0.17%1.01%0.53%0.25%0.87%0.63%

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Juniper Networks's projected average Quarter EPS for Mar 24 is $0.41, with a low estimate of $0.39 and a high estimate of $0.43. This represents a 3.89% increase compared to JNPR previous annual EPS of $0.39 (Dec 23).

Juniper Networks Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
KVHIKVH Industries$4.69$13.00177.19%Buy
CMTLComtech Telecommunications$3.30$9.00172.73%Hold
CLFDClearfield$39.64$61.6055.40%Buy
NOKNokia Oyj$4.20$6.3551.19%Buy
DGIIDigi$26.60$39.8049.62%Buy
LITELumentum$55.78$74.6033.74%Buy
EXTRExtreme Networks$14.85$19.3330.17%Buy
HLITHarmonic$13.41$17.0026.77%Buy
CSCOCisco Systems$49.80$62.1324.76%Buy
CIENCiena$56.17$64.7415.26%Buy
HPEHewlett Packard Enterprise Company$17.15$19.0611.14%Hold
ZBRAZebra$337.48$354.004.90%Hold
INFNInfinera$6.46$6.673.25%Buy
NTGRNETGEAR$21.94$22.000.27%Buy
ERICTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)$7.46$6.94-6.97%Hold
JNPRJuniper Networks$38.60$35.47-8.11%Buy
MSIMotorola Solutions$441.76$344.83-21.94%Buy
SATSEchoStar$24.27$14.13-41.78%Hold

JNPR Forecast FAQ


Yes, according to 11 Wall Street analysts, Juniper Networks (JNPR) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 1 'Strong Buy' and 7 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 72.73% of JNPR's total ratings.

Juniper Networks (JNPR) average price target is $35.47 with a range of $22 to $46, implying a -8.11% from its last price of $38.6. The data is based on 11 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for JNPR stock, the company can go down by -8.11% (from the last price of $38.6 to the average price target of $35.47), up by 19.17% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -43.01% based on the lowest stock price target.

JNPR's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $35.47 does not support the claim that Juniper Networks can reach $60 in the near future.

Juniper Networks's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $5.15B (high $5.36B, low $5.01B), average EBITDA is $802.92M (high $835.58M, low $780.69M), average net income is $649.64M (high $683.99M, low $626.25M), average SG&A $1.38B (high $1.43B, low $1.34B), and average EPS is $1.95 (high $2.06, low $1.88). JNPR's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $5.51B (high $5.73B, low $5.35B), average EBITDA is $858.66M (high $893.59M, low $834.88M), average net income is $727.78M (high $766.26M, low $701.57M), average SG&A $1.47B (high $1.53B, low $1.43B), and average EPS is $2.19 (high $2.3, low $2.11).

Based on Juniper Networks's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $5.56B, beating the average analysts forecast of $5.55B by 0.22%. Apple's EBITDA was $470.1M, missing the average prediction of $786.67M by -40.24%. The company's net income was $310.2M, missing the average estimation of $637.29M by -51.33%. Apple's SG&A was $1.49B, missing the average forecast of $1.51B by -1.09%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.97, missing the average prediction of $2.16 by -55.06%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Dec 2023), Juniper Networks's revenue was $1.36B, missing the average analysts' forecast of $1.41B by -3.00%. The company's EBITDA was $125.7M, missing the average prediction of $219.44M by -42.72%. Juniper Networks's net income was $124.3M, missing the average estimation of $211.25M by -41.16%. The company's SG&A was $372.9M, missing the average forecast of $376.65M by -1.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.39, missing the average prediction of $0.635 by -38.58%