The J. M. Smucker Company executives sell stock following strong earnings

Executives at The J. M. Smucker Company conducted significant stock transactions in late August 2026. CEO and Board Chair Mark T. Smucker completed an exercise-and-sell event, involving the sale of 84,821 shares for approximately $11.1 million at a weighted average price of $131.39 per share.

Additionally, insider Robert Ferguson sold 2,522 shares for approximately $333,938 at an average price of $132.41, reducing his total position by 6.5%.

These transactions follow a strong quarterly earnings report from the company, which exceeded analyst expectations with an earnings per share of $3.24 and revenue of $2.22 billion. The company also recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.12 per share.