Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ.TO) Buy, Sell or Hold

Stella-Jones Inc. (SJ.TO)

70.00

+0.67 (0.97%)

as of Sep 22, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.

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DON'T BUY

He owned it. SJ is coming back into range and had a decent quarter. He likes their fundamental business, but the replacement cycles can vary a lot. He'll wait a quarter or two.

BUY

He likes it. They have seen a bit of a downdraft due to lumber prices. The business itself is pretty consistent. They are guiding to higher revenues next year. He thinks they have turned a bit of a quarter here. He does not have too many concerns.

STRONG BUY

He bought within the last 12 months. The CEO retired and the stock had an over-reaction to it. The stock lost some of its acquisition multiple but now it is a bargain. The margins are improving. There are acquisitions to be mode in the segment. He would definitely buy at these levels. 80% of the business is recurring. The utility pole side has a lot of growth because of renewable energy growth.

WATCH

He always wanted to own it. They have huge market share and big recurring revenue. A solid business. But the CEO left and that's halted organic growth and has created negative optics. This will regain their footing. Watch the coming quarters.

DON'T BUY

He's not as high on this vs. the last time he talked about it. The CEO left, which is not a good sign. It's under review for him now. He may not own it later.

HOLD

Or buy the railroads? It's been rangebound for years. They do all right things, but the founder and CEO left. Acquisitions helped their growth profile. A lot of its revenue comes from maintenance of railways, so it's solid. He's waiting for better direction from management. Overall, a fine company. Don't switch to the rails, because we're in a fragile economy so if something happens, the rails get hurt.

TOP PICK

Nobody has replaced wooden railway ties, which regularly wear out--and SJ supplies them. He expects good years of earnings ahead. (Analysts’ price target is $51.86)

TOP PICK

Treading water for 4 years. Margins were squeezed, oversupply. Duopoly in North America. Margins improving, organic growth is coming back. Nice steady replacement market business. Growing their lumber business through Home Depot. Just bought his position. Going to crank up dividends aggressively. Hold it for the long run. Yield is 1.3%. (Analysts’ price target is $51.29)

BUY

The founding families completely sold their shares, so SJ had a rough 2018. But this year could be a growth year. But this can be a cyclical business--replacing train tracks. They should grow revenues 3-5% a year and make further acquisitions. Expects dividend growth. Very undervalued.

BUY

The founding shareholders sold their holdings which will free to company to set strategy. Well-run, his will continue to do well (he'll bullish the American economy). He'd be comfortable holding it and getting a 7-8% return each year.

BUY

Still likes and recommends it, but disappointed it hasn't done better lately and has been more volatile and less stable. He expects there'll be more railroad maintence, because of increased rail traffic, which means SJ will be in greater demand.

SELL

She used to own it and sold when they had some inventory issues with the treaded wood and the guidance was off. She is very keen on Management. She is not so worry on individual quarters. The parent sold a big chunk of the stock. Lower margins. No reason to own it until they show impressive numbers.

BUY

The founders had started selling shares last year. Institutions were not happy with that and sold all their shares. That is all gone now and some big institutions have moved in as well as the management. He initiated a position. The utility pole cycle will pick up because utility poles are getting old. We will see a reacceleration in the sector. There is still room to grow through acquisition.

PAST TOP PICK

(Past Top Pick, August 22, 2017, Up 0.55%) It's had ups and downs the past year with problems in inventory and pricing. Their last forecast expected prices to improve a lot. He agrees that demand for railway ties is robust.

SELL

He would be selling. It has a very cyclical pattern on a value chart. It goes up to 4 times book value and then comes back down. It is at that point now.

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