What Happened?
Shares of self-storage and building solutions company Janus (NYSE:JBI) jumped 18% in the pre-market session after the company reported strong fourth quarter results which blew past analysts' revenue, EBITDA, and EPS expectations. Looking ahead, full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance also beat Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this was a strong quarter.
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What The Market Is Telling Us
Janus’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 11 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Janus and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.
Janus is up 24.5% since the beginning of the year, but at $9.20 per share, it is still trading 39.8% below its 52-week high of $15.30 from March 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Janus’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $923.07.
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