JAN (NYSE:JAN) Short Interest Update

JAN (NYSE:JAN) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,795,839 shares, an increase of 86.6% from the June 15th total of 2,570,427 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,518,152 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.

JAN Stock Up 3.4%

Shares of NYSE:JAN traded up $0.97 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $29.87. 1,409,822 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,314,103. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $27.20. The company has a market capitalization of $7.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -597.40 and a beta of 2.16. JAN has a 12 month low of $22.76 and a 12 month high of $30.16.

JAN (NYSE:JAN) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.23. The company had revenue of $200.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.96 million. JAN has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS.

JAN Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.0475 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. JAN’s payout ratio is currently -1,140.00%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JAN has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on JAN in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $27.00 target price on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on JAN from $27.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on shares of JAN from $30.00 to $29.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Barclays increased their target price on shares of JAN from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of JAN in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $29.54.

About JAN

Upon completion of this offering, we will be the only U.S. publicly traded REIT focused exclusively on the senior housing sector and the only U.S. publicly traded REIT whose entire portfolio is owned and operated under RIDEA structures. We have an initial portfolio consisting of 34 senior housing communities, comprised of 10,422 units as of December 31, 2025. Our communities are located primarily in major retirement markets across 10 states, with units in Florida and Texas representing 69% of the total units as of December 31, 2025.