JAN (NYSE:JAN) Short Interest Up 86.6% in June

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

JAN News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting JAN this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JAN’s last reported quarter beat revenue expectations by a wide margin while meeting EPS estimates, reinforcing confidence in operating execution.
• Positive Sentiment: Management’s FY2026 EPS guidance of $0.93-$0.97 signals continued earnings visibility and may be helping support the shares.
• Neutral Sentiment: No new JAN-specific headline catalyst was included in the provided news items, so recent price action appears more tied to existing fundamentals and investor positioning.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays upped their price objective on JAN from $30.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on JAN in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $26.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research upgraded JAN from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 29th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on JAN from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial started coverage on JAN in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, JAN presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $29.54.

JAN Price Performance

Shares of NYSE JAN traded up $0.48 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $30.36. The stock had a trading volume of 880,991 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,308,755. The company has a market cap of $7.99 billion, a P/E ratio of -607.16 and a beta of 2.16. JAN has a 12-month low of $22.76 and a 12-month high of $30.73. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.25.

JAN (NYSE:JAN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23. The firm had revenue of $200.35 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $157.96 million. JAN has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.930-0.970 EPS.

JAN Dividend Announcement

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

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.