St. Joe (NYSE:JOE) Rating Lowered to “Hold” at Wall Street Zen

St. Joe (NYSE:JOE) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of St. Joe in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

St. Joe Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of St. Joe stock opened at $72.22 on Friday. St. Joe has a 1 year low of $40.19 and a 1 year high of $72.60. The firm has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.11 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of $65.35 and a 200 day moving average of $57.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 2.25.

St. Joe (NYSE:JOE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $128.89 million for the quarter. St. Joe had a net margin of 22.52% and a return on equity of 15.35%.

Insider Buying and Selling at St. Joe

In related news, major shareholder Bruce R. Berkowitz sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $71.51, for a total value of $71,510.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,135,124 shares in the company, valued at $1,153,822,717.24. The trade was a 0.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 189,500 shares of company stock worth $12,276,077 over the last ninety days. 0.32% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of St. Joe

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in JOE. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of St. Joe by 3.1% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 5,959,298 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $294,866,000 after purchasing an additional 179,877 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of St. Joe by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,430,583 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $84,934,000 after buying an additional 21,309 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in St. Joe by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 994,963 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $59,081,000 after buying an additional 11,621 shares in the last quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC raised its position in St. Joe by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC now owns 555,891 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $26,516,000 after buying an additional 5,552 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nitor Capital Management LLC bought a new position in St. Joe during the 4th quarter valued at about $31,789,000. 86.67% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key St. Joe News

Here are the key news stories impacting St. Joe this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company reported solid Q4 and full‑year 2025 results (Q4 EPS $0.52; Q4 revenue $128.9M) and management flagged strong earnings growth for the year, which supports the rally. TipRanks: St. Joe Company Delivers Strong 2025 Earnings Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings call transcripts provide management commentary on performance and outlook that reassured investors; transcripts are available for review (useful for assessing forward commentary on development, land sales and cash flow). Yahoo Finance: JOE Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha: JOE Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.16 per share (ex‑dividend date March 9; payable March 26), adding modest income support and signaling confidence in cash flow.
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading activity is elevated versus average volume and the share price is trading near its 52‑week high, which can amplify intraday moves but doesn’t change fundamentals.
• Neutral Sentiment: Key balance-sheet and valuation metrics: market cap ~$4.17B, P/E ~36.1, debt/equity ~0.75, current/quick ratios ~2.25 — useful context for investors assessing risk/valuation.
• Neutral Sentiment: Several local/community items referencing “St. Joe” (sports, municipal planning, dispensary news) appeared in the feed but are unrelated to The St. Joe Company’s public business and are unlikely to affect the stock. Examples: community planning “Imagine St. Joseph 2040,” local sports coverage, and a cannabis dispensary story. Imagine St. Joseph 2040 St. Joseph Moving Toward Opening Cannabis Dispensary
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is relatively rich (P/E ~36) which could limit upside if growth or land‑sale cadence slows; investors should watch guidance and land-sale/lot-closing cadence for signs of sustainability.

St. Joe Company Profile

The St. Joe Company (NYSE: JOE) is a leading real estate development and asset management firm focused on Northwest Florida. Headquartered in Jacksonville, the company owns and manages approximately 171,000 acres of land across Bay, Gulf, Franklin and Walton counties. St. Joe’s core businesses include residential community development, commercial real estate, and hospitality, with an emphasis on master-planned neighborhoods, office and retail campuses, resort hotels and mixed-use town centers.

Founded in 1936 as a paper manufacturing company, St.