Journal Communication Inc: Stock Rating Detail

StockScouter Rating: 3 The grades below summarize the effects of key business and trading trends on this stock. Those grades are combined and weighted to generate the StockScouter rating. Learn more



Fundamental
Grade: C
•  The most recent quarterly earnings report was approximately equal to or higher than analysts’ consensus forecast, but not to a degree that is predictive of future returns. Neutral
•  Earnings growth in the past year has decelerated rapidly compared to earnings growth in the past three years. Negative
•  One or more analysts has modestly increased quarterly earnings estimates for JRN. Positive


Ownership
Grade: C
•  Insider trading information is unavailable or inconsistent.
•  Shares are neither being accumulated heavily nor sold heavily by financial institutions. Neutral for a small company like JRN


Valuation
Grade: D
•  The price-to-earnings multiple is a negative number. No effect
•  The price-to-sales multiple is slightly lower than the average for all stocks in the StockScouter universe. Positive for a small company like JRN
•  The ratio of JRN's price-to-earnings multiple to its five-year growth rate is unavailable or inconsistent.


Technical
Grade: B
•  The StockScouter measure of relative price change and consistency is very high. Very positive
•  Previous day's closing price for JRN was slightly below its 50-day moving average. Negative


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